Nakia Rivers

Nakia Rivers writes and illustrates books that help children name what they feel, and help the adults around them do the same.

The work runs in three lines. The S.T.O.P. Series, Safeguarding Tales of Protection, follows Finn through body safety and personal boundaries in language a young child can actually hold. Shades of Joy celebrates Black childhood, hair, history, and the size of what a kid is allowed to want. Mind Matters is a family of guided mental health journals and self care workbooks for youth, teens, and adults, including Brave Hearts Unleashed, Shifting Gears, Mastering Mental Maturity, A Glow Up Within, and Find Your Rhythm. Alongside them sit Girls Can Dream Too and It's Okay to Feel.

The through line is emotional literacy, taught early and taught gently. Not a diagnosis, not a lecture. A page a child can sit with, and a page a grown person can be honest on.

Published under Books by Nakia, out of Atlanta, Georgia. Follow this page for new releases.