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Happy Father’s Day to all our authors, illustrators and supporters out there! We wouldn’t be here without you guys being the super dads that you are; being our rock, taking care of us, supporting us, and encouraging us to chase our dreams. In celebration of dads we are including some of the cool dads from some of our books here at Lauren Simone. Image from Proskater: Images from Olivia Travels and Virtual Lift Off Images from You are the U in Unique: Image from The Tale Of Princess Alicia:  And of course these next images, inspired by true events in...

Learn about how Amari and Dr John celebrated Juneteenth in their respective communities.

At Lauren Simone we celebrate diversity everyday with our collection of books representing authors and illustrators of all backgrounds. This weekend, in light of Juneteenth, we decided to compile a list of 19 great children’s books, which contain empowering stories and we hope you love. Read here to find out what those titles are…

This past Sunday, June 12th, Simone Adeji and Liberated Home School hosted a black children’s reading lounge via zoom. The event kicked off with some fun music and introductions about Lauren Simone Publishing House and Liberated Home School. Over 20 children and their parents attended this wonderful event! Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Burke, bookstore owners from Canada, and others from Nigeria, the U.S. and Canada. Olivia John, co-author of the Olivia Lauren Series read Olivia Lauren’s: Olivia Travels. Afterwards Dr. John answered questions from children and adults alike. The questions ranged from “what’s your favorite book?” to “what’s...

Gabrielle Floyd is the face behind the illustrator of one of Lauren Simone Publishing House’s newest books “You are the U in Unique.” In our interview Gabrielle shared how longs she’s been drawing, what the creative process was like, and her unique experience working with Nichole Hawkins—the author. Read here to find out more!