Refilwe Modiselle Pens A Children’s Book Addressing Albinism
Refilwe Modiselle Pens A Children’s Book Addressing Albinism. She joins the many celebrities who have become authors. The only difference is that Refilwe Modiselle writes about a subject that resonates with her, albinism.
The international award winning actress, model, media personality is excited over this venture. She took up the challenge after some people asked her to try writing. Taking to social media Refilwe has now announced her debut book, Zizi’s World: Through her Vanilla Eyes.
“Adding AUTHOR to my resume is unbelievable!
This is an unexpected dream coming to fruition after hearing people for years say, “when will you write a book Fi?” This was a scary thought initially!
But little did I know that destiny would facilitate this vision in the form of this Children’s Book you see here: “Zizi’s World: Through her Vanilla eyes”.
I’m actually crying ,” she gushed.
She decided on a children’s book because they have always held a sacred place in her heart. As someone who has always advocated for albinism, Refilwe wanted a book that had representation for people like her.
“The world would be a lot more kinder in grooming kids, with more emotional intelligence & teach people to be better human beings. So this just wasn’t about writing a book, it was an intentional labour of love to teach children about embracing differences, albinism, bullying, self love, respect, unity, diversity, inclusion, the love of parents; as well as many other multi-layered themes anyone can relate to,” she added.
Her hope is that the fuels some education and the culture of reading too. The book will be launched on the weekend of her late father’s birthday, a man who inspired her to be a reader. Details on where and how to purchase the book, will be shared in due course. coming soon.
