The Black Children Author is the creation of Marcus B. Thomas. One of his biggest inspirations was noticing the lack of representation for people of colour among children books. Indeed less than 2% of British Children’s Authors are people of colour. Marcus B. Thomas is working on building a platform for others to join, meet and feel empowered to change power dynamics and demographics in children’s literature and in the children’s publishing industries. He is a resident of the University of the Underground Unconventional Research programme.

With a jamaican heritage, Marcus B. Thomas alias The Black Children Author; is an early years teacher and black children’s author from South East London. The Black Children Author has been working closely in the realm of music and writing meeting many talents along the way.
The Black Children Author makes use of rhymes in his stories. He develops them through working with young children in nurseries and preschool’s developing his narratives from real-life experiences, building them collaboratively with the children. One of his biggest inspirations was noticing the lack of representation for people of colour among children books and although he makes books for every child and parents to enjoy the push for children of colour to see themselves in all genres has never been more important.
In addition to his writing, The Black Children Author is hoping to add some musical components to his work via live performances, podcasts and events, creating an element of playfulness and interactivity to enhance the children’s experience of his storytelling.

Read more and listen to some of Marcus’ children stories on http://theblackchildrenauthor.com