Onyefulu, Ifeoma

Presents a colorful picture book depicting a traditional Nigerian wedding as well as the second religious service.

A child describes the work of his grandfather, a traditional healer in a Nigerian village, comparing it to the work of other family members. Includes information about plants used in healing.

Deron has a busy first day of nursery school near his home in Ghana.

Amarlai, a boy from Ghana, helps his family prepare for his new baby cousin's naming ceremony.

The author recounts, from a child's perspective, the days of remembrance that accompanied her great-grandmother's funeral in Nigeria.

Nneka, Chidi's older sister, teaches Chidi the colors seen in their village.

The author, a member of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, presents text and her own photographs of twenty-six things, from A to Z, representative of all African peoples.

A child explains how each member of her family contributes to their African village. She describes how her brother sweeps clean the village ilo and her grandfather shares his wisdom.

Chidi has a favorite color, blue. He says it is the best color in the world. His older sister, Nneka, decides to teach him about other colors seen in their village.

Photographs and text tell the story of Ugo and his cousin Adaora, who set out to find a triangle in their small African village.