Fourth Grade Student  “This book is WONDERFUL!!! It teaches the qualities of Kwanzaa while you read great stories...I love this book.” Seventh Grade Student  “The stories are wonderful and they each have an awesome moral. They are really cool.” High School Senior   “I have finished reading your book Fia and the Butterfly and I must say it was a joy to read .Overall, Dr. Gaines, this was a good book. I enjoyed reading it and will do so again.”
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The Rev. Canon Jesse Anderson   “The stories are delightful and deliver messages about caring for self and others that are important for adults as well as children. My wife and I enjoyed reading the book and made sure that all of our grandchildren got copies.”

Dr. Lorraine Monroe, International Educator  “This lovely book of allegorical stories is useful to all teachers, parents, and counselors who are concerned about the development of character in our children and youth. I recommend it highly.

The Rev. C.T. Vivian, Legendary Civil Rights Activist  “What an imagination! A marvelous, insightful spirit! What a soul! This book may have been written for children but it has a message for adults who seek the profound child within.

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