• The Kaya-Girl

    2012 First Place Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature Finalist

    “I’m Abena,” I said in Twi.

    “I’m Faiza,” she said in a language I would soon find out was called Dagbanli.”

    An accidental meeting in Accra’s bustling Makola market makes an impact that is to affect the destinies of two extraordinary young women. For Abena, the open-minded girl from a comfortable family, the meeting is an opportunity to learn about the culture of the other girl and to appreciate the dignity that we often fail to see in the lives of the underprivileged of our country. For Faiza, the eponymous Kaya girl, the encounter with the richer girl is to provide a joyful adventure in her otherwise harsh existence and provided the inspiration that will transform her life.

    The Kaya-Girl is a wonderful story, told with warm humor, about two young and confident people from vastly different Ghanaian worlds.

     

    The Kaya-Girl

    55.00
  • Fati and the Green Snake

    Age Range: 5 – 7 years

    Fati’s adventures send her looking for firewood on the farm. As she looks for pieces of firewood, Fati’s attention moves to the other things around her and she sees a beautiful green leaf, touches it and… uh! It did not feel like a leaf. It was a green snake.

    Fati and the Green Snake is in the Fati series, and is based on the real life adventures of a young girl growing up in northern Ghana. It has been adapted for print by the Osu Library Fund, an organisation which promotes literacy in Ghana.

  • Fati and the Soup Pot

    Age Range: 5 – 7 years

    Fati has always been a fast runner, and she proves this once again at her school’s sports festival. When she returns home she helps her mother prepare Okro soup. The soup smells delicious, and Fati is tempted.

    Fati and the Soup Pot is the fourth book in the Fati series, and is based on the real life adventures of a young girl growing up in northern Ghana. It has been adapted for print by the Osu Library Fund, an organisation which promotes literacy in Ghana.

  • Fati and the Old Man

    Age Range: 5 – 7 years

    Who is chasing Fati? This time round little Fati is in trouble with an old man she caught stealing pito. The old man says he did not take the pito but Fati DID see him take pito that was not his…! Who is speaking the truth? Find out in this new Fati episode.

    Fati and the Old Man is sequel to the first book Fati and the Honey Tree and is based on the real life adventures of a young girl growing up in northern Ghana. It has been adapted for print by the Osu Library Fund, an organisation which promotes literacy in Ghana.

  • Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret - A Tale of Old Ashanti Wisdom and Gold

    Kwajo and the Brassman’s Secret – A Tale of Old Ashanti Wisdom and Gold

    Age Range: 7 – 12 years

    Kwajo’s father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson.

    The Brassman’s Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children’s books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This is a new edition appearing for the first time with full colour-illustrations.

    Price range: ₵30.00 through ₵55.00

    Kwajo and the Brassman’s Secret – A Tale of Old Ashanti Wisdom and Gold

    Price range: ₵30.00 through ₵55.00
  • Mountype Children’s Picture Dictionary – with Activities (Book 2)

    Mountype Children’s Picture Dictionary is packed with over hundred words, illustrated in colour. Some of these words evolve around animals, people, places, shapes, colours, food, clothing, etc.

    This book is full of exciting exercises such as:

    • Colouring
    • Matching
    • Tracing
    • Beginning Phonics

    It is designed to help children learn names of objects, how to spell words as well as object recognition.

    The writing, colouring and tracing exercises help the children to develop fine motor skills and eye-to-hand co-ordination.

    As a bonus, we have provided a certificate page to celebrate the child’s success in completing the book. Using this book makes learning fun!

  • Mountype Children’s Picture Dictionary – with Activities (Book 1)

    Mountype Children’s Picture Dictionary is packed with over hundred words, illustrated in colour. Some of these words evolve around animals, people, places, shapes, colours, food, clothing, etc.

    This book is full of exciting exercises such as:

    • Colouring
    • Matching
    • Tracing
    • Beginning Phonics

    It is designed to help children learn names of objects, how to spell words as well as object recognition.

    The writing, colouring and tracing exercises help the children to develop fine motor skills and eye-to-hand co-ordination.

    As a bonus, we have provided a certificate page to celebrate the child’s success in completing the book. Using this book makes learning fun!

  • Kente for a King (Hardcover)

    Age Range: 7 – 10 years

    Kathy Knowles’ retelling of Angela Christian’s Kente for a King describes the journey of Opoku, a weaver from Bonwire, Ghana, and his quest to make the most magnificent kente cloth for his beloved King.

    Edmund Opare’s finely detailed illustrations and his ability to capture the magnitude of Opoku’s achievements within a traditional Ghanaian setting are a fitting tribute to Angela Christian’s beautiful story.

  • A is for Accra

    A is for Accra is a beautifully-illustrated journey around Ghana from A to Z, and it rhymes! Younger children will recognise the letters in the book and have fun identifying items they know in each illustration. Older children learn about Ghana and the world around them.

    There’s a glossary in the back for parents to learn more and share with their kids about the places, foods and people in the book.

    A is for Accra

    55.00
  • I Love You Colouring

    Age: 3 to 6 years

    “I loved you even before I saw you.

    From the day I knew I was going to be a mum

    on that day my eyes went twinkle twinkle”

    These simple words from the book convey a lot of emotion and a feeling of belonging that every child seeks. They are reassuring and soothing. These words will help quell a lot of insecurity and fear. They go a long way to help shape behaviour and boost confidence.

    These semi-personalized books are written for every child using their day names, following a Ghanaian cultural norm. Find the day of the week on which your child was born and choose from the range.

     

  • The Pied Piper and Other Tales: An African Retelling

    Over the years, parents and teachers have complained about African children reading European fairy tales that do not reflect their culture. It is for this reason that I have done a strike-through in the European title of the story of the girl and the seven dwarfs. These European tales, a patrimony of mankind, have been retold to help assuage these cultural concerns.

  • Bolga By Bus

    A teenager sets on a long journey to find his father who abandoned his mother more than nine years ago. His journey takes him through the cultural and physical landscape of Ghana. He finally meets his uncle and grandmother. This meeting changes his life.

    Bolga By Bus

    50.00
  • Cinderella and Other Tales: An African Retelling

    Over the years, Parents and Teachers have complained about African children reading European fairy tales that do not reflect their culture. These European tales, A Patrimony of mankind, have been retold to help assuage these concerns.

  • Eve: If I had Known

    The book adopts a conversational style with a monologue of the Bible character Eve.  In an engaging and interactive style of conversation, Eve invites us to hear her perspective and share in her life’s experiences. In a contemporary story-telling style, her life and purpose unfold for the reader. The journey begins with Eve’s entrance into the world, then to her meeting with her Prince Charming, right through to the brief fellowship with the serpent, culminating in the fall and the pain which ensued. As her single act of disobedience, her one grave mistake takes center stage, the life and purpose of Eve brings to light valuable lessons from which we can garner wisdom and learning.

    The guidance and direction offered, challenges us to strive to order our steps according to God’s good and perfect will as laid out in the immutable Word of the Lord.

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