We are XYZ Books!

XYZ Books was born in December 2020 during the Christmas holiday, in a moment when our five-year-old son was struggling to understand what Santa Claus looked like, and if Santa had brown skin, like his. This sparked the idea for our very first book, Santa Like Me, but ignited an even larger desire to start a publishing company that creates literature children of color can see themselves reflected in.

We want children of color to see themselves in our pages, and to imagine without limits.         

Dawn Robinson-Weldon, co-founder and author 

 Dawn is a licensed mental health professional, and works with preschool aged-children. Her passion and experience working with and parenting young children has given her a unique and informed perspective on empowering children through imaginative play, and the strength of child self identity.

 

 

 

Nick Weldon, co-founder and illustrator

Nick is a professional writer and editor with experience ranging from magazine journalism to nonfiction books and museum exhibition materials. Most recently he was the editor of the critically acclaimed graphic history Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana (2021).

 

 

Dawn and Nick are wife and husband and live in New Orleans, Louisiana, with their two children and dog, Sir Lucious Left Foot.