HOW STORIES CAME INTO THE WORLD: A Folktale from West Africa

by Joanna--Adapt. & Illus. Troughton ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 30, 1990

Bright-eyed little Mouse, who creeps and watches and knows secrets, is a weaver whose story-pictures ""became her children."" Five of these pourquoi tales (from the Efik Ibibio, the Ekoi, and the Yoruba people) are concisely retold here--concluding with a tale about Lightning, banished to the sky as a mischief-maker, knocking down doors as he goes and letting out all the stories to wander the earth. In what appears to be a resist technique, Troughton has created outstanding illustrations of lively, amusing figures, their rich, subtle colors dramatically outlined in black.

Pub Date: March 30, 1990

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Bedrick

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1990

Categories: CHILDREN'S