Luvvie Ajayi Jones Shares Cover of New Children’s Book About ‘Embracing Who We Are’ (Exclusive)

‘Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name’ will be published in spring 2025

Luvvie Ajayi Jones is publishing a new book with an important message.

PEOPLE can exclusively share the cover of the bestselling author and speaker’s forthcoming children’s book, Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name. The book, forthcoming in spring 2025, will be published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Books.

Little Luvvie, the book’s main character, is excited for her first day at a new school. When she arrives, however, Luvvie is met with a variety of obstacles: she gets in trouble for her response to teasing about her name, she forgets her lunch and a teacher sees the private note that Luvvie wrote to herself about how much she dislikes school. Luvvie, though, soon comes to see that there are ways to turn the day around.

Jones’ new book spreads an important message about making new friends, learning from your mistakes and standing up for yourself, per the book's synopsis.

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“I’m excited to release Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name, because it’s a celebration of every child who has ever been made to feel different because of their name,” the author tells PEOPLE. “This book is for the kids who never found their names on keychains or mugs, but whose names deserve to be said with pride.”

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In addition to Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name, Jones is the bestselling author of the books I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual and Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Kids. Jones is also the creator of The Book Academy, a platform for aspiring authors.

With Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name, the author says she wants to stress the importance of self-love as well.

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“It’s about embracing who we are, even when the world doesn't always get it right, and reminding all the little troublemakers out there that their names are a source of strength, not shame,” Jones says.

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Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name will be published on May 6, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

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