I Lost My Tooth in Africa

More than anything, Amina wants to lose her loose tooth while visiting her family in Mali, West Africa. Only then can she put it under a gourd for the African tooth fairy, who will exchange it for two chickens! Happily this happens, and even better, the chickens lay eggs. But will the eggs hatch before it’s time to return home to America? In this fresh, spontaneous story that is infused with close family warmth, Penda June Diakité joins forces with her award-winning author/artist father to give a charming peek at everyday life in Mali.

Featured in Volume 1, Issue 3 of WOW Review.

If A Chicken Stayed For Supper

Even though they promise not to leave the den when their mother goes out hunting for a chicken for supper five little foxes are unable to resist going outside to play in the dark.

When Chickens Grow Teeth

A cafe keeper in a small French village cannot escape from his wife’s silly plan to have him hatch eggs in the bed to which he is confined.

Counting With Apollo

Apollo is a flexible dog who can change his shape to look like the numbers one to ten and who sometimes eats too many bones.

Adventures Of Shambu (Vol. 254)

Shikari Shambu is a bumbling animal hunter who relies on sheer luck and coincidence to catch dangerous creatures, yet manages to convince the rest of the world of his great skill and valor.

Ruler of the Courtyard

Is it just Saba, or do chickens scare everyone? The chickens in her yard are especially mean, chasing her and pecking at her toes. But when she sees a snake in the bathhouse, Saba realizes that chickens aren’t her only problem. She has to act fast to protect herself and her nani, her grandma, from the snake. Can she conquer the chickens and the snake to become the Ruler of the Courtyard? Does she really have to conquer them at all?

Set in Pakistan, this suspenseful picture book has text that is ideal for reading out loud, and award-winning illustrator R. Gregory Christie’s bold and imaginative illustrations will captivate readers and bring Saba to life.

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International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature

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