New Releases by Tololwa M. Mollel

Set in contemporary Tanzania, this variation on a traditional tale describes how a young girl learns a lesson in patience when a spirit woman sends her to get three whiskers from a lion.

This retelling of an old Maasai fable features a hare whose home has been taken over by a mysterious interloper, and not even the fox, leopard, or elephant can drive off the "monster" who eats "rhinos for lunch and elephants for supper". Full-color illustrations.

When the clever spider Ananse outwits Akye the turtle by inviting him to a feast he cannot touch, Akye plans a tasty revenge. This clever retelling of an Ashanti tale is brought to life by lavish, comic illustrations.

Though delighted that an orphan boy has come into his life, an old man becomes insatiably curious about the boy's mysterious powers.