A couple years ago, we reached out to Sindia Foster and the rest of the Elomwe team, asking if they had stories they would like us to make books about. One story they gave us was this story about a
Nakehi and the Beans
No Pigs Allowed
No Pigs Allowed is an example of an origin story. Origin stories are special kinds of folktales that explain in a humorous way why things are the way they are. Our first story, Rabbit Makes Friends with Fire, is an
Proverbs
This project features amazing artwork by Australian artist, Max Okoto. For this book, we provided Max with English translations of 16 animal proverbs of the Nyungwe people, and these are the result. This book is also available on the African
Rabbit Makes Friends With Fire
Rabbits are popular characters in African folktales. They are famous for behaving badly and always getting away with it. In this Nyungwe folktale, we see what happens when Rabbit refuses to forgive Hippo for stepping on his foot. African folktales
Rats!
Rats! tells the story of a bunch of rats who try to get into a bottle of cooking oil. The story teaches the value of cooperation. Stephanie Simpson, a South African artist has illustrated this fun book with her distinctive