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Toka Box is a curated online book store for South Asian children's literature.
In a world as diverse as ours, it's striking that only 12% of children's books in the US feature characters of color, highlighting the need for diverse representation especially through the South Asian lens.
Representative Books Matter. They build self-esteem and identity and are important to build a love of reading. We bridge this gap with Toka Box.
By championing representative books, Toka Box is not just filling a market need but also nurturing a more inclusive and empathetic literary environment.
I am the Founder of Toka Box. I love books with a passion and especially love children’s books that are from a child’s perspective or that bring fun rhythmic elements in the text and illustrations! I have been in the children’s book space for the last 9 years. I started out by reviewing books, then curating them for Toka Box and also design the STEAM activities that go into each box.
I started Toka Box when I realized that children like my daughter lack accessibility to representative books, books that hold up a mirror and say you matter! I grew up reading books that did not represent my life and this has been my enduring passion to do better for my daughter’s generation with what I do at Toka Box.
I manage social media for Toka Box. I am a full-time mom to my now 7 yr old! But I do find some ‘me-time’ which is when I read, write, research on everything and anything- parenting and children based, resulting into my contribution to Toka Box! I have loved every bit of this journey which actually started almost parallel to my motherhood journey! I love being a mom to my little girl! And as tough as it may be, do believe that – Motherhood is a journey like no other, So enjoy every moment of it!
We always value your feedback. If you have thoughts, feedback and suggestions, contact me via email. We would love to hear what you think.