A classroom with a teacher standing next to a row of Black students seated a desks. One student has their hand raised.
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Julia Cairns, Illustration for The Boy Who Read Newspapers, by James Musyoka (Book Bridge Press). © 2025 Kenya Connect.

Special Storytime: James Musyoka

Artists & Authors
For Families
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Reading Library

Free with Museum admission

James Musyoka, co-founder and executive director of Kenya Connect, will be sharing his love of reading at a special story time. He will read his book, The Boy Who Read Newspapers, illustrated by Julia Cairns, while also sharing information about Kenya and life in his rural village. This interactive story time will engage all levels of readers.

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
Author James Musyoka

James Musyoka

James Musyoka is the co-founder and executive director for Kenya Connect, an NGO in rural Kenya committed to lifting the community through the power of education. He and his staff set up for the first community library that now houses 45,000 books, including a wonderful selection of Eric Carle books, and a mobile library bringing books to 43 rural schools. James graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Nairobi. He is married and a proud father of three daughters. His hobbies are reading, farming, playing dominoes, geocaching, traveling, and exploring new cuisines. He is excited that the town of Wamunyu has become “The Village That Reads!”

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