Little Girl Who Didn't Want to Grow Up

Little Ayanda loves her father so dearly that when he disappears, she decides never to grow up. When her mother gets sick, she changes her mind and grows bigger to help her family, but unexpected trouble in the village tests just how big and brave Ayanda can be. A retelling of a beloved children's fable, this story reflects African contexts while maintaining the universal appeal of the original.

About the author

Veronique Tadjo is a writer, a poet, and a former professor at the University of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. She is the author of "As the Crow Flies," "Red Earth," and "Reine Pokou," which was awarded the Grand Prix Litteraire d'Afrique Noire. Catherine Groenewald lives on a small farm in South Africa and is involved with a nonprofit initiative called Siphosenkosi that trains disadvantaged women to make an African rag doll called Nosipho. She is the illustrator of "Nosipho Comes to Stay."

Summary

The little girl who didn't want to grow up retold by Veronique Tadjo and illustrated by Catherine Groenewald. Little Ayanda loves her father with all her heart. One day he goes away, and doesn't return. She is so sad that she decides she doesn't want to grow up.

Product details

• Authors: Veronique Tadjo
• Assisted by: Catherine Groenewald (Illustration), Veronique Tadjo (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2010
• EAN: 9781770098190
• ISBN: 978-1-77009-819-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 253 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 160 g
• Series: Best Loved Tales for Africa; Best Loved Tales Series; Best Loved Tales for Africa
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas