"Hey Queen!" is a children's book written by first time author Skylar Warren. It follows the journey of a young Black girl as she learns to navigate the ups and downs of life, all while building her self confidence as a young Black Queen. "Hey Queen" features illustrations from Marie-Anne Harrigan.

MEET THE AUTHOR

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Meet our first author!
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Skylar Warren
Skylar Warren is a 3rd year Business Administration Scholar on the 5 year MBA track at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.  She currently serves as Miss. Junior on FAMUs Royal Court.  With a platform rooted in equal educational opportunities, Skylar created “Sky Kennedyy LLC” a content creation company where she collaborated with companies such as Home Goods, Home Depot, Target, OVO Records, and more to sponsor videos advocating, inspiring, and assisting young scholars in the transition to HBCU life.  Skylar is the founder of FAMUs first state club for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania called the “Tristate Club” as well as starting the first Out-of-State Student Association.  She is also a member of FACES modeling troupe, POSE, Jewels Incorporated, and the National Association of Black Accountants.  Being that Skylar was the first student from her Highschool to graduate with an Associates degree before her diploma, Skylar mentors students all around the world on how to follow in her footsteps of Dual Enrollment.  In the past Skylar was crowned Royal International Miss New Jersey Teen with hopes of one day competing for the title of Miss. America to expand her platform, S.K.Y.S, Service through Knowledge for Young Scholars.  Skylar will graduate from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University with her 3rd degree at 21 years old.  She wrote her first short story at the young age of seven, a children story about diversity and inclusion with characters she created and illustrated.  Not only a writer of stories, Skylar is a four time preforming original composition concert pianist for Carnegie Hall in New York.  At only four years old the young musically gifted prodigy began calling herself Skylar Keys having also played the flute, recorder, and guitar.  Now, Skylar spends her free time enjoying her college experience through the lens of student leadership as she does not plan to ever stop being a queen beyond the crown.