Verna Aardema

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

A greedy poor man tests the patience of Imana, Lord of Rwanda, until he loses everything.

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

Long ago, when the world was new, the ostrich's neck was so short that he couldn't reach the succulent berries in the trees, and he had to sit on the ground to eat bugs. All that changed on the fateful day when the crocodile awoke with a terrible toothache that no one dared to help her with-no one, that is, but a naive and compassionate young ostrich. Compromising his own safety to help a needy stranger, he was rewarded with a most amazing surprise....

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

A series of traditional African folk tales and stories to delight children of all ages.