Actor says stories about the youngster, inspired by his TV role as the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, will be ‘fun and empowering’
Will Smith would like you to take a minute, just sit right there, to ready yourself for the arrival of Destiny, a young black girl who moves to West Philadelphia and whose adventures are detailed in the forthcoming picture book: The Fresh Princess.
Based on The Fresh Prince television series, which starred Smith and ran for six years starting in 1990, The Fresh Princess will be the first in a picture book series about Destiny, “a cool, energetic, and strong-willed young girl who approaches every day with her own signature style”. Like Smith’s TV character, she “moves to a brand-new neighbourhood, where nothing looks quite the same as it did at her old house”, but “even with new challenges and new friends to make, Destiny always has a plan”, said publisher HarperCollins.
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