Booklist
Here are some of our favourite African children's books that you can buy through the African Books Collective online catalogue. Teen reads are also featured in the catalogue.
We would love to hear from you if you have enjoyed these stories and other books by African authors. Send your mini reviews to jenny.pagdin@bookaid.org with your age and the name of your school.
Moonlight Stories by Remi Adedeji
This volume contains ten short stories based upon ancient Nigerian folktales. The reader will learn how the oil palm got its nuts; why the vulture has no hair on its head;why the tortoise's back is cracked; and how the tortoise married the king's daughter.
Heinemann Educational (Nigeria), ISBN 9781292482, £4.95
Chamakanda by Ephat Mujuru
Chamakanda is a kind old man who never takes off his hat. When a curious boy asks him why, Chamakanda tells him but swears him to secrecy. When the boy does not keep his secret, the whole village ends up knowing and Chamakanda runs away never to return. The little boy learns an important lesson about keeping secrets.
Africa Community Trust, ISBN 0797416900, £3.95
Saafoa's Promise by Afari Assan
Three beautiful girls live in a village in the forest region of Ghana and their hobby is searching for snails. When Saafoa's parents refuse to let her go with her friends to the forest, she defies them. They pray to Nana the god of the river to help them find snails, but Saafoa's promise to Nana leads to tragic consequences.
Afram Publishers (Ghana), ISBN 9964702191, £3.95
Lulu's School
No girl in Lulu's West African village is allowed to progress from primary school - until her mother challenges the village laws, and her in-laws, so that Lulu can study all the way through to university.
Africa Christian Press, ISBN 9964876025, £4.95
The Story of the Crow and the Frog by Walter Bgoya
An old, slow frog challenges a young, strong crow to a race. The frog rallies support from his fellow frogs, hatches a plot to beat the crow - and wins the race!
Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, ISBN 9987686419, £9.95 - Paperback
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