Evan Roberts is a children's picture book author, educator, and youth mentor. Healso writes fiction and non-fiction for teens. Mr. Roberts' interest in writing wasinfluenced by his early experiences as a classroom teacher. He has mentored youth formore than a decade emphasizing the importance of self-education, literacy, developingclarity of purpose, and pursuing excellence in life.In 2013, Mr. Roberts published, How to Become Influential and HighlySuccessful: The Young Adult Success Manual. This leadership guide for teens inspiresyoung people to set ambitious goals and provides a blueprint for success.
The leadership principlesinclude, being true to oneself, thinking beyond limits, reaching goals, and persistence throughadversity. There is also a workbook with twenty+, success-oriented activities to accelerateachievement for young adults.In 2016, Mr. Roberts created the Khahari Discovers series, which is a children's picture bookseries inspired by his son. This series was designed to positively impact all children, especially Blackboys and girls. Currently, there are three volumes in the series. The Joy of Family is a fun, rhymingstory about a family welcoming their first child into the world. The Meaning of Autism is a heartfeltstory about friendship, acceptance, and teamwork.
The Brilliance of Janae tells the story of anintelligent, African American girl who loves science and teaches her family about the importance ofplants.In 2019, Mr. Roberts created the Khahari Jr. series to help parents and teachers educate theirtoddlers to kindergarteners. This seven book series focuses on sight word recognition andsocial-emotional learning. It includes seven hardcover books and seven coloring books.Throughout his career, Mr. Roberts has worked with elementary schools, high schools,colleges, churches, and youth-based organizations.
Empowering Youth Now and For the Rest ofTheir Lives, is a mantra that has guided his writing and his interactions with our youth. The attributesbelow are why young people and the young at heart enjoy him as a speaker and presenter.