Author, Educator, & Storyteller

Building confidence and identity through children’s books.

Cover of a children's book titled 'Makah's Show and Tell' with a cartoon girl raising her hand, surrounded by colorful party decorations and illustrations.

Makiah’s Show and Tell

Makiah loves her natural hair, but a few uncomfortable interactions make her question how beautiful it really is.

Through a Show and Tell presentation at school, she teaches her classmates just how unique and special her hair is to her.

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Makiah 4 President

Makiah’s class is having elections for the next class president. She wants to run, but she’s nervous and does not think her classmates will vote for her.

After a few words of encouragement, she builds up the courage to run. Follow Makiah as she dares to stand out and campaigns to win class president!

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A group of children and an adult woman talking in front of a colorful book tour sign with artwork of a girl with big eyes and hairstyle, inside a room with light-colored brick walls and a blue door.

A young girl is standing in a store, holding a colorful book titled "Makiahs Show and Tell," with only her eyes and forehead visible peeking over the top of the book.

A large cartoon cutout of a girl with dark hair in braids, decorated with pink and blue hair ties, and wearing a pink shirt. Next to it is a small wooden bookshelf filled with children's books.

A woman standing next to a school sign with a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The sign announces a visit from the author Makiah Shipp on March 17 at Ann Arbor Public Schools.

A young girl with braided hair and a furry animal ear headband sitting on a pink cushion, reading a colorful children's book, called Makiah's Show and Tell by Makiah Corum, with illustrations of two animated characters on the pages.