Perfect for back-to-school, this empowering and joyous picture book shows kids the importance of loving your name, having pride in your culture, and standing up for yourself!
Nigerian American sisters Chichi and Didi are ready for the first day of school! But after Chichi is teased for her “different” name, she comes home feeling discouraged. Daddy and Mama tell the sisters the stories behind their names, helping Chichi return to school with her head held high.
Inspired by the childhood experiences of real-life sisters Peace Amadi and Ndidi Amadi, Chichi and Didi Love Their Names will teach readers:
- to be curious about the origin and meanings of their own names
- the importance of identity and saying names correctly
- the beauty in celebrating difference and taking pride in uniqueness
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Ndidi Amadi (left) and Peace Amadi
Hello there!
We are (Chinyere) Peace Amadi and Ndidi Amadi, otherwise known as the real-life Chichi and Didi!
We are so happy you have found our home online!
A few years ago, as a passion project, we sat down together to pen our stories about growing up first-generation, Nigerian-American.
But what once started as something we hoped to share with family and friends has blossomed into a multi-book series with our publishing friends at Waterbook & Multnomah, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Delighted that our stories have resonated not only with other Nigerian families, but families from all over the world, we hope our tales of learning to love who we are, embrace our cultural stories and chase adventure always will inspire friends everywhere to do the same.
We hope you’ll stick around for the journey. Welcome to Chichi and Didi’s world!
Xoxo,
Peace & Ndidi
our mission:
We hope our tales of learning to love who we are, embrace our cultural stories, and chase adventure always will inspire friends everywhere to do the same.
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