African folktales Archives ~

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Review: The Magic Formula by Ibrahima Ndiaye and Capucine Mazille

Dear Baobab, written by Cheryl Foggo, illustrated by Qin Leng (Second Story Press, 2011)

The Magic Formula is …

The Amazing Tree, by John Kilaka (North-South Books, 2009)

In this retelling of an African folktale the animals are hungry and there’s only one tree that has fruit …

The Magic Bojabi Tree by Dianne Hofmeyr and Piet Grobler (Frances Lincoln, 2013)

The hungry and thirsty animals …