During an interview on the Black Girls Texting podcast, Serena Williams revealed the main message of her newly launched children’s book The Adventures of Qai Qai. “You can do anything. I think a lot of the times people aren’t told as much that you can do anything and definitely all girls aren’t told that you can do anything.

It’s like you can be a princess and you can do that but it’s like ‘no, you can really do anything you want,’ and I think it’s important for everyone to hear that message,” said Serena Williams. The video of the podcast episode was published on YouTube.

Here is the episode’s description. “This weeks guest needs to no introduction—Serena Williams has stepped into the group chat!! We discuss Serena’s new children’s book, The Adventures of Qai Qai—an encouraging reminder to young readers on the importance of confidence, friendship and believing in yourself.

Serena shares her own journey with confidence, reflects on her childhood and gives a word of advice to fellow mothers. You can’t miss this one! And make sure to get a copy of The Adventures of Qai Qai for the young ones in your life, the book is on sale now!” 

What is Serena Williams’ book about

Serena announced on Twitter the release of The Adventures of Qai Qai, an illustrated book that aims to show young readers the power to believe in themselves and in their best friend.

Qai Qai is a doll that comes to life to help the book’s protagonist overcome her stage anxiety and fulfill her dreams as a dancer. Besides Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka is another tennis star that recently published a children’s book.