Culture · 5 min read

What representation actually does to a four-year-old

February 27, 2026

There's a moment I keep coming back to. She turned the page, saw a little girl with puffs like hers, and said — quietly, like she'd found a secret — 'that's me.'

That's the entire argument. Not policy, not market share. A child recognising herself and deciding, on the spot, that she belongs in stories.

Every book I write is aimed at that half-second of recognition.

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