Malia & Teacup - Awesome African Adventure by Dr. Molly Barrow is much more than just a fun, adventure story kids will lover to read. This mysterious tale of a young girl and her tiny dog is embedded with self esteem building messages as Malia confronts one misadventure after another on her journey of self discovery. The back pages include information about Kenya and Swahili vocabulary plus two extremely important pages named, Creep Alert, Malia says to be safe by following these salama rules. Salama is Swahili for safe. Dr. Barrow lists 10 important points for kids to follow to remain safe from predators and bullies, which she calls "Creeps." For example, Here is point #1 - Anyone can be a Creep. A Creep can be old or young male or female, scary or funny, and even nice at first. Sometimes a creep is a stranger who tries to talk to you or follow you. Half the time, he or she is someone you know really well, like a "friend", sitter, or even a relative. A Salama Kid makes a big loud fuss, and always tells everyone about the behavior of the Creep.
These ten steps are designed to keep the kids safe in language that is age appropriate, 9 and up, to be discussed by the parents and their children.
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