May 2015, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 32 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Content: some not so cute parts
Summary from Quarto Knows
The
first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion
children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their
fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god, Nyame.
As a result, some of the children are pale and underdone, some are left
in so long that they come out very dark, and the rest are every shade
between. - See more at:
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The
first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion
children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their
fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god,
Nyame. As a result, some of the children are pale and underdone, some
are left in so long that they come out very dark, and the rest are
every shade between.
Nayu's thoughts
I've
heard a much shorter version of this interesting West African
creation story, so I was eager to read the full one. The style of
illustrations matched the feel of the story, with lots of greenery
and trees. I did find the children all laid out rather creepy, as
well as the features of the deity, but it's good to learn how others view
the creation of man, and hopefully sparks interest in the reader for
their own views as well as investigating more creation stories.
Available from bookshops including NRC affiliate Foyles.
Suggested read
Another cultural read can be found in The Leopard Boy by Julia Johnson (Children's, 7 years +, 8/10E)
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