Joshunda Sanders, born in Chester with a family in Philadelphia, was at the African American Children’s Book Fair Saturday promoting her fifth book, I Can Write the World, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The book is about a black woman who doesn’t see her neighborhood reflected in the news, so she decides to become a journalist,

Sanders was one of several black authors and illustrators who appeared at the multipurpose room of the Community College of Philadelphia.  The annual fair started in Philadelphia 28 years ago.

Briana Sanders, 29, a program coordinator at Bustleton Learning Center, brought her son, Drew Stevenson, 3.

“He is a young black boy in the city of Philadelphia and needs to know not only his history, but he needs books that reflect his skin color, his lifestyle, what he sees every day,” she said. “It’s important to how he grows and develops and the way he sees the world, and that’s important to me as a mother.”

The fair brings in about 3,500 students, parents, and educators. It offers one of the largest selections of African American children’s books in one place.

Read more about this special book fair here.

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