Nine Mile, Jamaica
The Story Behind Nine Mile Babies
"“Grandma, what’s that?”"
Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica. My story begins beside my grandmother, Cedella Marley-Booker, asking her about the world around me.
Through her patience and pride, I came to know my Jamaican roots. Yet as a child, I rarely saw myself in books—no little girl who looked like me, no Caribbean grandmothers, no Nine Mile.
I’m Princess Booker—author, Grammy-nominated A&R, and granddaughter of Cedella Marley-Booker. So I wrote the books I needed as a child.
Nine Mile Babies helps little Black girls and boys see their culture, heritage and grandmothers reflected in the stories they open.
This is their legacy. Give them the books.
