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.

This website is a place for him to share some audio experiments and other news and writing.
The Black Children Author is one of the less than 2% of British Children's Authors of colour. He 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.
You can reach The Black Children Author on www.theblackchildrenauthor.com

Little baba

I love being little

Baby Wooosh

Marcus B Thomas aka the Black Children Author is a resident of the Nelly Boum show on Worldwide FM radio. Every month he writes new children's stories to share on the radio. Hear more on his journey and why Marcus B. Thomas decided to create the Black Children Author.

The Black Children Author on Worldwide FM- July 2020

Dontae the detective and the fireflies of play city

The Black Children Author has been selected to be resident on the Nelly Boum Show sharing one children story every month live on worldwide FM.

extract from Worldwide FM live show July 2020

Lulu, the Rose Protector was initially presented live on worldwide FM on Saturday 8th August as a part of the Nelly Boum Show- on the theme of 'roses'. This is the story of Lulu- who is based in Kenya- and how she managed to save all the roses!

Lulu, the Rose Protector.

This is the story of Magoo, the magnetite stone who discover love. This story was developed as a part of a monthly residency by the Black Children Author at Worldwide FM

Magoo the courageous stone

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.

This website is a place for him to share some audio experiments and other news and writing.
The Black Children Author is one of the less than 25% of British Children's Authors of colour. He 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.

The Black Children Author

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