Bekki the Fairy is very excited to meet Zolie Zi, also known by her nickname “Miss Chit Chat”. Zolie is the narrator of a series of books set in the Helping Hands Academy for Gifted and Talented Children.
Before we start check out the pics of Zolie on this video. She’s a cutie!
Bekki: It is good to meet you. My name is Bekki the Fairy and I can do magic. Tell me, what is special about you?
Zolie: Hi Bekki! Nice to meet you! Wow, you do magic, that sounds cool!! You will have to show me some of your magic one day! Well, what makes me special is my love of Science. My teacher says that the science that I like is called, Metaphysics and Astrophysics. I would like to build my own space ship one day so that I can travel beyond the light barrier. I am fascinated with space and I want to travel to different planets to see how other kids live.
Bekki: If someone tries to bully me or my friends I do a spell to turn them into a slug or frog for few minutes, how do you deal with bullies?
Zolie: I usually tell my mom, a teacher and I confront the bully. It is isn’t always an easy thing to do, but somebody has to do it. My mom said that my voice has POWER.
Bekki: Who do you think smells nicer, you or your brother?
Zolie: Definitely me!!!
Bekki: I come from London but I am a mixture of Nigeria, Ghana, Brazil, Portugal and Scotland. Are you a mixture?
Zolie: Yes, I am a mixture of two tribes from Africa, the Bushmen and Zulu and I am also African American.
Bekki: Wow! No wonder you can take on the bullies! Tell me about your doll mommies. Do you have many of them?
Zolie: Yes, I have so many doll mommies. I think about 500 or more by now.
Bekki: How do school-kids in America react when they meet you? Who was the best person you met?
Zolie: Kids get really excited when they see me. It always amazes me to see boys who are really happy to see me, sometimes they even try to cut the line in front of the girls to get to me. The best person that I met was a little girl named Yakini. Yakini was so shy to meet me, but she was my biggest fan, she has everything Zolie Zi.
Bekki: What about boys? Do you like boys? And do they like you?
Zolie: My mom doesn’t allow me to even think about boys. She says that I will have plenty of time for boys and that I have to focus on my books. No, I don’t like boys right now, I think they have the coodies!! Yes, boys like me all the time. Ewwwww…
Bekki: Is it true you have been to the Bahamas? What other cool places have you told your stories?
Zolie: Yes, I have been to the Bahamas two times and I am going back again this year. I have told my story in the Netherlands and Canada.
Bekki: My baby-sitter Rose watches Dallas on the TV. Is your life like that? Do you ever wear a cowboy hat?
Zolie: No, Dallas has changed a lot. They are building a lot of houses and apartments in the country where I live. Oh yes, I am a true cow girl and I have worn a hat before. I love wearing hats, they are pretty cool!!
Bekki: Is it true your story was on the radio read out by a very special presenter. Tell me about that, please.
Zolie: Yes, my story has been on the radio several times, but one little girl named Wynter Avery reads my story every Saturday. She read my first book on air and now she is on my second book.
Bekki: I live in London and I’d like to be a doll mommy. Where can I get Zolie doll?
Zolie: You can order a Zolie doll on Amazon.com or on my website zoliezi.com
Bekki: My mum gets the fabric for her dresses in the Netherlands. I hear there is a shop called Coloured Goodies where people can buy your things. What can they buy?
Zolie: Yes, you can buy my things at Coloured Goodies. They carry my book in Dutch, my new drawstring bag and my doll.
Bekki: What do kids in the Netherlands think of you?
Zolie: The kids absolutely love me. I can’t wait until they read my book.
Bekki: Who wrote a book about you and why?
Zolie: My Author Sonya J. Bowser wrote a book about me after being bullied on the job which resulted in her being fired. After being fired, she felt powerless and discouraged. It was the first time that she felt like her voice had no power and was silenced.
She decided to use her niece Sariah Martin as my face and Sariah also inspired my lisp because she also has a lisp. When she wrote the story she had Sariah in mind because she noticed that Sariah would be a target for bullying because of her lisp so wanted to use my story to encourage her and other girls/boys to love themselves for who they are. You must never let anyone bully you to make you feel powerless.
Bekki: Would you like to come and hang out with me in London? Kids over here would love to meet you. We can go to the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton together and visit the library next door.
Zolie: I would love to come. Just let me know and I am there!!!!!
Bekki: Thanks for chatting Zolie.
Zolie: Thanks for having me Bekki!!
Bekki hopes you liked her second ever interview. Now she wants be be a helpful fairy and tell you where you can find out more about Zolie Zi.
The Zolie Zi website with games and things to buy is here.
There are pictures of Zolie and her author and her doll mommies on Instagram.
People in the USA can go to Amazon to get the books
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Here is where UK and Ireland readers can get the latest book –