Malik's Magic African Alphabet Hat

Malik travels to Africa from countries A to Z.
Travel to locations with him, and you, too, will see:
a lion’s mountain, animals not in a zoo,
a haunted house, a ghost town, and a mask festival, too.
He travels by a hat that is in his possession.
At the end you’ll find out
how he learns a great travel lesson.

Malik Adunni is a global connector, music maven, and co-founder of Gold Credentials, a platform that creates, collaborates with, and activates artists to work with brands to engage their fans. He has worked in music for over twenty years as a tour manager and event producer globally. He has helped produce three large-scale shows at Coachella and also worked at the Summit Series based in Utah. He is a proud alumnus of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) and the University of California--Los Angeles, class of 1998.

Malik serves on the Board of Directors of Beneath the Waves, a nonprofit research institute that focuses on ocean and shark conservation and has established numerous innovative art and marketing partnerships in the music and events space, including producing and launching the world's first NFT (non-fungible token) for ocean conservation efforts. He is on the UCLA Entertainment Industry Cabinet and is a Brand Ambassador for both Puppies Make Me Happy and Thanks You Made My Day. He is on the Board of Directors of The One Heart Movement, a global movement that brings people together through a shared vision of unifying our national and global community to help us better overcome our challenges and support those in need. Both Malik and The One Heart Movement are committed to being a driving force for good that transforms lives through wellness and mental health. In all that Malik does, he aims to spread happiness and positivity through his involvement.

Malik has lived in London, England; Cape Town, South Africa; Sydney, Australia; and even Japan, where he taught English as a Jet Programme teacher in Kishiwada, Osaka. He considers himself a Global Ambassador, having traveled to forty-four different countries. He is thankful to have been able to create a book with his mother in honor of his father and for how traveling has helped him create a universal family around the world.

 #RebirthTheWorld

Oni Adunni is a retired associate college professor whose perseverance enabled her to obtain a master's degree at age sixty-seven and to complete thirteen Los Angeles marathons after the age of fifty. She enjoys craft projects, cultural events, imparting wisdom, and travel. When Oni's husband Abdullar passed away, her son Malik--who was encouraged to travel by his dad--wanted to honor him by writing a children's travel book. Oni's gift of rhyme that comes into her brain like torrents of rain made her say yes; therefore, this collaborative book is dedicated to Abdullar, who knew travel is magic.

While Oni is a New Yorker through and through, she now lives in Los Angeles. She has four children, four grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

• Publisher: Mascot Kids (November 2, 2021)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 38 pages
• ISBN-10: 1645439917
• ISBN-13: 9781645439912
• Item Weight: 13 oz