Luvvie Ajayi Jones

What happens when a big heart gets you in big trouble? Meet Little Luvvie, a tiny one with big personality, and good intentions that don't always reflect in execution. Perfect for ages 4-8, this is a funny and heartfelt children’s book that teaches important lessons to kids and the adults who love them. Illustrated by Joey Spiotto.

The world can feel like a dumpster fire, with endless things to be afraid of. It can make you feel powerless to ask for what you need, use your voice, and show up truly as your whole self. Add the fact that often, people might make you feel like your way of showing up is TOO MUCH. This book encourages everyone to BE TOO MUCH, and to take up space for good. That is what it means to be a rising troublemaker.

RISING TROUBLEMAKER is the young readers edition of Luvvie Ajayi Jones’ New York… Show more

The world can feel like a dumpster fire, with endless things to be afraid of. It can make you feel powerless to ask for what you need, use your voice, and show up truly as your whole self. Add the fact that often, people might make you feel like your way of showing up is TOO MUCH. This book encourages everyone to BE TOO MUCH, and to take up space for good. That is what it means to be a rising troublemaker.

RISING TROUBLEMAKER is the young readers edition of Luvvie Ajayi Jones’ New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker.

With her trademark charm and revelatory candor, Luvvie walks the reader through three basic tenets in RISING TROUBLEMAKER. In the BE section, she details the things we must get right within ourselves before we can do the things that scare us; in the SAY section, she pushes the reader to use their voice for their own greater good, and therefore everyone else’s; and in the DO section, she encourages us to put movement to that voice. Along the way, her razor-sharp wit and clear-eyed advice jump off the page. Show less

We’re all afraid of asking for what we want because we’re afraid of hearing “no.” We’re afraid of being different, of being too much or not enough. We’re afraid of leaving behind the known for the unknown.

But in order to do the things that will truly, meaningfully change our lives, we have to become professional troublemakers: people who are committed to not letting fear talk them out of the things they need to do or say.

With humor and honesty, and guided by the influence of her… Show more

We’re all afraid of asking for what we want because we’re afraid of hearing “no.” We’re afraid of being different, of being too much or not enough. We’re afraid of leaving behind the known for the unknown.

But in order to do the things that will truly, meaningfully change our lives, we have to become professional troublemakers: people who are committed to not letting fear talk them out of the things they need to do or say.

With humor and honesty, and guided by the influence of her inspiring and professional troublemaking grandmother, Funmilayo Faloyin, Luvvie walks us through what we must get right within ourselves before we can do the things that scare us; how to use our voice for the greater good; and how to put movement to the voice we’ve been silencing–because truth-telling is a muscle. Show less

I'm Judging You is Luvvie's New York Times bestselling debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. It passes on lessons and side-eyes on life, social media, culture, and fame, from addressing those terrible friends we all have to serious discussions of race and media representation to what to do about your fool cousin sharing casket pictures from Grandma's wake on Facebook.

With a… Show more

I'm Judging You is Luvvie's New York Times bestselling debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. It passes on lessons and side-eyes on life, social media, culture, and fame, from addressing those terrible friends we all have to serious discussions of race and media representation to what to do about your fool cousin sharing casket pictures from Grandma's wake on Facebook.

With a lighthearted, razor sharp wit and a unique perspective, I'm Judging You is the handbook the world needs, doling out the hard truths and a road map for bringing some "act right" into our lives, social media, and popular culture. It is the Do-Better Manual. Show less