Loving Me Books is an online children's and teen bookseller built around diverse books featuring characters of color. Founder and CEO Angela Nesbitt, who was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, started Loving Me Books LLC to put those stories in more young hands. The catalog covers board books, picture books, chapter books, audiobooks, activity and coloring books, and boxed sets, so it spans readers from toddlers through teens. Alongside the books, the shop sells apparel, gift items and gift cards, and offers tutoring services for families looking for more than a reading list.
There is also an affiliate storefront at bookshop.org for customers who prefer to order that way. The business is online-only. There is no retail storefront to visit, and the published Oxnard, California address is a mailing suite rather than a shop, so everything happens through the website.
Nesbitt sums up the reason for the business plainly: 'What better way to empower our youth than through beautiful illustrations of storytelling? Books are magical. Books are powerful.' For parents, teachers and gift-givers looking for books where children see themselves, the catalog is a good place to start. Browse the
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