The Little Regent

by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade (Author)

The Little Regent
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

A little girl is tasked with ruling her West African village in this empowering story about breaking from tradition and leading with your heart

After the king of a West African village dies, his eight-year-old daughter Abioye is made the temporary ruler, or regent, until a new king is chosen. The chiefs scoff at this decision--a little girl can't be regent! Even Abioye herself doubts whether she's up to the task. But her late father's words of wisdom comfort and guide her: Those who will rule must first learn to serve.

The next day, amid meetings about taxes and titles, Abioye keeps her eyes and ears open for ways to serve her people. When she hears about their dried-up well, their leaky boats, and their hungry children, she decides to devote herself to helping the villagers instead of attending stuffy meetings with the chiefs. With her ideas and support, the village flourishes. But as the villagers praise her leadership, the chiefs complain that she is abandoning her duties, and announce that it's time for a new king. When the time comes for the villagers to vote for their new ruler, they reject all the other candidates and crown Abioye instead, making her the first female king the village has ever had!

Author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade draws on Yoruba traditions and culture to craft a highly original, uplifting feminist fable. Abioye's journey will inspire readers, regardless of age or gender, to discover their inner strength, wisdom, and capacity to lead.

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A subtly radical education on service and leadership.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781771475624
Lexile Measure
620
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Owlkids
Publication date
March 12, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV034000 - Juvenile Fiction | Royalty (kings queens princes princesses knights etc.)
JUV030010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Picture books
Kings, queens, rulers, etc
Africa, West
Leadership
Livres d'images
Romans
Regents
Servant leadership

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