Our Vodou: A Vodou Bedtime Tale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798999376404)

OUR VODOU: A VODOU BEDTIME TALE (Book 1)

By Malou Beauvoir

"The spirits that carried us across oceans still walk beside us today- and it's time our children knew their names."

OUR VODOU is a beautifully illustrated children's book that invites young readers (ages 6-10) on a magical journey through African and Haitian history, culture, and spirit.

Told through the gentle voice of a grandmother at bedtime, this first volume traces the story of our ancestors from the ancient kingdoms of Africa, where people lived in harmony with nature and the spirits of the earth, the rivers, and the skies. Children will meet rain spirits that help plants grow, water spirits that protect the seas, and wise ancestors who passed down their knowledge through songs and stories.

A two-part journey through history, culture, and spirit, Our Vodou traces the story of my Haitian and African ancestors, beginning thousands of years ago in the great East African empires of Kush and Nubia.

Book 1- follows our ancestors as they traveled across the African continent, settling in powerful kingdoms like Dahomey, Benin, and Whydah in West Africa - places rich with traditions, spirituality, and deep wisdom.

But it also tells the harder parts of our story. The slave trade tore millions from their homes. Yet even in the darkest times, our ancestors carried something with them that could not be taken away: their spirits, their prayers, and their connection to the forces of nature - to the sea, the thunder, the lightning, and the mermaids who watched over them.

Book 2 - the second part of the story brings us to a New Land, Ayiti - what we know today as Haiti. It was there, on this island, that African, Indigenous, and even European spiritual practices wove together, giving birth to Haitian Vodou: a beautiful, living faith of resilience, resistance, and healing.

More than just a bedtime tale, OUR VODOU honors the beauty and sacred wisdom of Haitian Vodou-a tradition often misunderstood, yet full of love, respect for nature, and ancestral strength.