Venus the Global Child

Venus, The Global Child: Family Nicknames is a book about a little girl named Venus who has a mixed heritage. Her father is Dutch-African and her mother is Chinese-Indonesian. She introduces her family members and the various nicknames she calls them. This book introduces children to the complexity of our lives in the 21st Century era, the era of globalization. Venus is a multiracial child who is blessed with the opportunity to be born with various cultural backgrounds. Children will love Venus whether or not they come from single or multicultural backgrounds. This book will inspire children to appreciate their own heritage and understand their own identity and also teach them about the cultural heritage of others.