Personalized Kwanzaa Books for Kids

A Kwanzaa Story Starring Your Child

Your child at the kinara, lighting the night's candle and answering "Habari gani?" with the principle of the day. You won't find a Kwanzaa book with their face and name in it on a shelf, so this one is written and drawn for your family, whether it's a toddler who mostly loves the candles or an early reader who can name all seven principles.

• Your child lights the kinara in the story, drawn from a photo
• Written around how your family celebrates, at home or with your community
• Add parents, siblings, grandparents, and cousins as characters, up to 4 people
• One night's principle, or all seven
• A hardcover zawadi that comes out every December

Stories for the Seven Days of Kwanzaa

Seven principles, seven candles, and a feast near the end. Choose one, or describe your family's Kwanzaa:

• Seven Candles: Your child lights one more candle each night and learns the principle that goes with it, from Umoja to Imani
• The Karamu Feast: The big family feast on December 31, with music, dancing, and the dishes everyone waits for
• Kuumba Day: Your child makes something for the family: a drawing, a song, a gift for the table
• Grandpa's Unity Cup: Sharing the kikombe cha umoja and hearing the names of the ancestors
• Build Your Own Kwanzaa Story: Describe your Kwanzaa: the kinara, the food, the music, and who's there

A Kwanzaa Keepsake for the Family

Kwanzaa lives in the details your family repeats each year: who lights the first candle, what's on the table at the karamu, the stories the elders tell about the people who came before. A personalized Kwanzaa book keeps those details in one place, with your child in the middle of them.

Set it on the mkeka with the other zawadi and read it again each December. One day your child will light the kinara for their own kids.