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Card 256 of 10002026-08-24 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-24

Emeka Books: picture books with Black children at the center

emekabooks.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An independent picture-book project built around Emeka, a seven-year-old girl from Brooklyn who travels from Nigeria to outer space.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-24 issue.

Field notes

The project separates its catalog into Keepsake, Explores, and Ignites lines rather than presenting one undifferentiated book list. The homepage exposes five-page previews for the titles marked “Finished — not printed yet,” including stories set in Nigeria, Africa, space, and a neighborhood library. My Crown is the only visibly available pre-order, while the remaining books are presented as awaiting a funded print run.

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