Meet Author April Showers

A professional headshot of author April Showers beside the book cover for Afro Unicorn: The Land of Afronia. Image background features watercolor butterflies and a flower.

Join us on October 5 at 2 PM at the Billie Jean King Main Library for a special storytime with April Showers, founder and CEO of Afro Unicorn.

Ms. Showers will discuss and read her latest graphic novel, Afro Unicorn: The Land of Afronia. She will also sing songs for families to sing along with! Registration is not required.

LBPL is partnering with MiJa Books to sell copies of The Land of Afronia and more.


April Showers is the founder and CEO of Afro Unicorn, a brand designed to remind women and children of color how unique, divine, and magical they truly are. Owner of multiple businesses and single mother of two, April started a movement of like-minded Black Unicorns through apparel and accessories in May 2019. In May 2022, she launched in Walmart as the first Black woman and first Black licensed brand in Party Supplies for a major retailer. The Afro Unicorn brand is now featured in stores nationwide with children’s apparel, drinkware, toys, and holiday merch. April’s passion is to teach others how to develop their brands—with a goal to help everyone win.