Plantain Innovations
We publish books and physical tools for children, caregivers, and communities who are doing the slow work of interrupting inherited patterns — and imagining futures rooted in cultural memory and nervous system health.
See the Year 1 Launch →2026 — Year 1 Launch
One is for the child. One is for the adult raising them.
Both work on the same thing.
Written by Ariel Reyes Antuan · Illustrated by Razan Meereb
When Toto, Donkey, and Froggie meet Kofi — a tiny but mighty seed — a journey of friendship begins. Together, they discover that seeds carry stories of memory and connection.
Concept & Design · Plantain Innovations Inc.
24 cards. A reflection and nervous system regulation tool for the adults doing the slow work of cycle interruption — made to live on the table, not the shelf.
Plantain Innovations Launch Bundle: Kofi + The Return Deck™ + Seed Kit — available at launch through plantainhub.com. Field Notes subscribers get first access.
Why We Publish
This began as a question we kept returning to: what do we give children so they know they carry something — before the world tells them otherwise?
Not skills. Not readiness. Not competitive advantage. A story. A name they can hold. An ancestor who looked like them and walked with intention.
We don't publish to entertain in the transactional sense. We publish to restore — to give children, caregivers, and communities the smallest possible objects with which to interrupt the largest possible cycles.
About Plantain Innovations →The Catalogue
We publish slowly and deliberately. Each title earns its place.
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