{"id":1,"date":"2024-08-18T20:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T20:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2025-02-27T01:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T01:39:07","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Karibuni! Welcome to the Daughter of the Leopard blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-superb-addons-cover-image\"><div class=\"superbaddons-coverimage-block\" style=\"border-radius:0%;min-height:400px;background-image:url(https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5018081307_572f12a709_c.jpg);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above: children study English and Samburu (Maa) vocabulary. Image credit: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alaina_marie\/5018081307\/in\/faves-201305451@N03\/\">Samburu vocabulary<\/a>&#8220;, Alaina Buzas, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0 license<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is where we will be posting updates on our books, more info about the people, animals, places, and time from Monique&#8217;s stories, and notable happenings in Kenya and Samburuland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This blog is the last addition to our website, which soft-launched on 9\/9\/2024 (made by Ann and Monique in their scant free time, using WordPress). In coming weeks and months we will both get more posts up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<main class=\"wp-block-group blog-two-columns has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe0d9a7f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:50px\">Recent Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-query-is-layout-05a1a780 wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-a024ad23 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87121f35 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin-top:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-mono-1-color has-superbfont-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=1\" target=\"_self\" >Karibuni! Welcome to the Daughter of the Leopard blog<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59c065e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=1\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-18T20:30:30+00:00\">August 18, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Ann Hendricks<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Above: children study English and Samburu (Maa) vocabulary. Image credit: &#8220;Samburu vocabulary&#8220;, Alaina Buzas, CC BY 2.0 license Here is where we will be posting updates on our books, more info about the people, animals, places, and time from Monique&#8217;s stories, and notable happenings in Kenya and Samburuland. This blog&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-749 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-updates\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87121f35 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin-top:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-mono-1-color has-superbfont-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=749\" target=\"_self\" >Celebrating the Foreword INDIES win<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59c065e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=749\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T06:55:22+00:00\">June 19, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Ann Hendricks<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">To take our terrible selfies with our prize (Honorable Mention in the Multicultural category at the 2025 Foreword INDIES), we went back to the food court at Crossroads Mall. We did hours of interviews and then editing here. Very fun and nostalgic to return with not only the books in&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-724 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-updates\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87121f35 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin-top:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-mono-1-color has-superbfont-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=724\" target=\"_self\" >Holy Cannoli! We won something!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59c065e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=724\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T05:42:09+00:00\">June 18, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Ann Hendricks<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We took home the Honorable Mention win in the Multicultural category in the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award! This might not sound like a big deal, but it absolutely is! The INDIES are competed by thousands of books, and the contest winners are chosen by experienced librarians&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-715 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-updates\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87121f35 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin-top:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-mono-1-color has-superbfont-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=715\" target=\"_self\" >Bike Month is Back: Free Chapter!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59c065e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?p=715\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T02:18:39+00:00\">May 7, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-primary-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daughteroftheleopard.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Ann Hendricks<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In honor of US Bike Month, we&#8217;ve placed the suitable-for-all-ages-of-readers chapter &#8220;The Bicycle&#8221; up for free reading, in image format. 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