I have decided to write a third In the Nick of Time book. Seems I have lost my mind on the holiday book tour. I just love Christmas. My family and I always have. We have all kinds of holiday books, we make lots of cookies, and we do things as a family to support families in our community.
Five years ago when I wrote In the Nick of Time it got a lot of publicity. It was important to me that my children have a character in a Christmas story that they could identify with. This was hard to find. There just were not a lot of holiday books featuring Black characters, but there were even fewer featuring Black Santas and little Black boys. Three years ago when I wrote In the Nick of Time Too, there were only about 20 or so books that featured a Black Santa available to buy online. Less than twenty-five books! In the world. Can you believe that? 
This work is important. People of color (Black people especially) celebrate Christmas too!!! Why are we not represented in children’s stories?
During this past Christmas season, the real-life Nick and I went to New York to see the real-life Princess Kayla. It was a beautiful trip. Kayla was in the hit Broadway show Some Like It Hot and I wanted to see it one more time before the show closed. It is hard to explain to a child why there are so many people in need side by side with people who are carrying bags aplenty from Macy’s and Footlocker. How do we explain to children the generosity of Christmas with the despair of the real world?
Hope is in desperate need. It seems like we are at odds more than ever. Yet we have always needed one another and we always will. As Mother Teresa said, “We belong to one another”. I hope that you will keep your eyes and ears open for the release of this third book in the series. I am excited about contributing to an important discussion about how we take care of one another and how we foster hope for everyone regardless of their beliefs, their socioeconomic status, or the color of their skin. As always, we will announce new book releases here on our website and Instagram! Thank you all for supporting our mission to spread a love of diversity and a deeper understanding of empathy.