In Yewande Daniel-Ayoade‘s book “The Little Regent,” a little girl ends up ruling her West African village in an empowering story about breaking from tradition.
For more on the book and it’s underlying messages host Deepa Fernandes speaks to Daniel-Ayoade.
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