It is exciting to see that Galimoto will be on library shelves in Malawi.  I lived in Malawi as a Peace Corps volunteer and I wrote that book about a child in Malawi over 30 years ago.  I know how important it is for children to see themselves in books and I hope this story will resonate with kids who can now find it in their own library.

It is a pleasure to send several copies of Galimoto and other books I have written to the African Library Project.  But you don’t have to be an author to help send books to Africa.  And kids don’t just want books about themselves.  Reading gives kids a way to know the world.

See more about this initiative below and consider donating through the GoFundMe site listed there. You may even want to start a book drive through your school or church.  Join me in supporting this important organization.

The Lexington African Library Project

09/22/2018 onward
Lexington MA

We are working with the African Library Project to provide books to eager readers in Africa who have very few books. Please help us by collecting and delivering gently used books or by raising money to help pay for shipping to Africa. It takes only 1000 books and $500 (plus a little elbow grease!) to start a single library and make a huge difference in children’s lives.

This Book Drive Is Organized By …

I (Lisa Foo) am a mom of three amazing daughters — who all love reading! I tell my kids that my highest values are for them to be kind, to be grateful, and to work hard for what is important to them. I also happen to be a Lexington-based psychologist, and in this community of plenty have often been struck by both adults and kids struggling to figure out how they matter, and how they can feel good about themselves and their actions above and beyond just achieving. I also regularly see how easy it is to get stuck thinking about what’s going wrong in our lives and what doesn’t seem fair, and how thinking about the challenges that others face can open our eye to gratitude for all that we have, transform our mood, and help us to be kinder and more understanding to those around us.

Our website link:
https://www.gofundme.com/lexington-african-library-project