Reviewed by Heba F. El-Shazli Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: What is a lullaby? A lullaby is defined as a quiet, gentle song full of soothing refrains to lull a child to sleep and even sometimes the reader, too! However, Egyptian Lullaby by Zeena M. Pliska is a different kind of lullaby — it is […]
Walking for Water: How One Boy Stood Up for Gender Equality
Reviewed Stacey Sewall Review Source: Africa Access Book Author: Walking for Water tells the story of Victor and his twin sister, Linesi, who live in a village in Malawi. The children have turned 8 years old, and Linesi must now begin helping the women and older girls fetch water each day from the river instead […]
When Stars Are Scattered
Reviewed by Lidwien Kapteijns Book Source: African Access Book Author: This graphic novel for 9-12 year-old readers is a real masterpiece. It is based on the life of a Somali boy called Omar, who had to flee his rural village in Somalia in 1991 when he was four, and, together with his mentally challenged younger […]
Fly High, Lolo
Reviewed by Patricia Kuntz Reviewed Source: Africa Access Book Author: Niki Daly is a well known children’s picture book author/illustrator. The Children’s Africana Book Award committee has recognized his excellence in several picture books: Jamela’s Dress (1999), What’s Cooking Jamela (2001) and Once Upon a Time (2003). Fly High, Lolo is Daly’s fourth book about Lolo, a young girl in […]
Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui
Reviewed by Veronika Jenke Reviewed Source: Africa Access Book Author: The picture book Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui introduces El, as he calls himself, and his innovative process of creating massive assemblages that are both textile-like and sculptural. A living artist born in Ghana, West Africa, El lives, teaches and works as an […]
Door of No Return
Reviewed by Elizabeth Abena Osei Reviewed Source: Africa Access Book Author: When I was eight years old, my mother introduced me to slave narratives with Meet Addy, the story of the Black enslaved girl in the American Girl Book Collection. It was one of the first times I read about slavery from the perspective of a […]
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