We love to see it! Gabrielle Union-Wade is teaming up with her husband Dwyane Wade to drop their first picture book inspired by their sweet daughter, Kaavia James.
According to the press release, the book titled “Shady Baby” celebrates “a powerful, funny, and super-cute, Black girl character who always keeps it real,” The children’s book, illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker, is set time be released by HarperCollins Publishers on May 18.
Although the actress published a bestselling kids’ book inspired by the arrival of daughter Kaavia last year, this will be her first picture book collaboration with her hubby. In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE Magazine, the couple said “This is our first children’s book we did together and we’re so excited for the world to read ‘Shady Baby.’ Inspired by our daughter, Kaavia James, we wanted to create a children’s book that not only had a little Black girl as the main character but that also reflects the global community we live in.” People notes that in “Shady Baby, the baby girl goes to the park to relax, only to meet some bullies. She quickly sets them straight and receives love and support from the other little ones nearby.”
The couple went on to say,
“We hope to give the word ‘shady’ a more positive association and use it to represent one’s moral compass to do the right thing and stand up for themselves and others,” they continued. “It’s important that little Black girls and boys get to see themselves in these fairy tales and for children of other races to see us in leadership roles.”
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