Review Janjak & Freda (re)introduce us to the sights, sounds, and tastes of Port au Prince. We encounter the lively entrepreneurial markets, the delicious foods, and the Haitian sense of community all through the eyes of two eager and bright young children... This book is for kids who want to encounter a beautiful, rich part of the world... I can tell you this short piece of "children's literature" now has a permanent place in my Haiti-library; it just might help me get through all the other grown-up reading next to it. -Carlo Diy, HaitiHub.com From the Author My desire in writing the Janjak & Freda series was to provide a children's book about the joys, discoveries, and adventures that can come with being a child in Haiti. The majority of the very few children's books about Haiti tackle serious, difficult social issues such as abandonment, street children, and violence. While Haitian children do in many ways experience a harsher childhood than their neighbors to the north, they also feel the same childlike joys of discovery, adventure, and new experiences. They, too, have the special innocence of childhood that radiates from within. In Janjak & Freda, I strive to share the joys, innocence, and lessons of childhood through the lens of a Haitian child. The book is bilingual so that Haitian children can also share in the stories of Janjak & Freda who are, after all, just like them.