Marvin Alonso – illustratör

Once upon a time two wild animals were neighbors. One was a Hyena, and the other one was a Fox. Even though they were neighbors, the Hyena and the Fox had never been friends. Neither of the animals had any family. Despite the fact that the Hyena had lost all of his family, he had many close friends. However, the Fox was isolated because she was known as a trickster and could not be trusted. Both animals lived in Eastern Africa in a region that had the biggest animal park on the planet, Safari Park. The Safari Park was also the most beautiful animal park on the African Continent.

View the world from the perspective of two brothers, Joshua age 7 and Sammy age 5, as they use their imaginations to take a fabulous journey through the clouds and their own neighborhood. Boys will be boys, and Josh and Sammy reveal that planes can be birds and houses can be teeth? Explore the wonder of the world around you through a child''s eyes.

BJ is finding out the hard way that his classmates perceive him as different, which is not cool at his school. They constantly tease him and call him hurtful names. Without any friends, he seeks help from his art teacher who triggers an eye-opening conversation between BJ and his parents. When he realizes that his biracial heritage is just as significant as any other racial heritage, BJ begins to show a confident attitude that helps him appreciate his own self-worth.