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Meet Alaya, a kind and intelligent girl with black curly hair, smooth skin, and brown eyes in the story Alaya and Her Sparkling River (Bit O' Cocoa Kids) by P.A. Flinn. Alaya lived by a sparkling river and her days were spent playing happily in the green grass with the furry friends that lived there. One day something saw Alaya and became jealous of her looks. It made an evil plan to trick her. Alaya was unaware of the evil thing on the other side of the river. Finally, when the evil thing confronted Alaya, it told her that her voice was rough and the sight of her made its eyes sore. Alaya tried to hide in the shadow of a tree so that she would not cause suffering to the creature. The creature was mean to Alaya and asked her to leave because she did not deserve to live there. Alaya believed the evil creature and left her home. She traveled only at night so that no one would see her face but she missed her home by the sparkling river. Would she go back again to her home? What gives her the confidence to return?
Alaya and Her Sparkling River is all about self-doubt, self-belief, self-love, and self-acceptance and the story shows how things change when Alaya stops listening to the creature and starts believing in herself. Milan Sammadar and P.A. Flinn breathe color and life into the story, concept, and character with their bright and colorful illustrations that are captivating for young readers. The message conveyed through the story is uplifting, profound, and inspiring, and P.A. Flinn does it in an entertaining and interesting way through Alaya, the evil creature, and the other characters in the story.
