New Releases by Tololwa Mollel

A young girl watches as her family and their village healers watch over her sick young brother Samson. Only the ancestors will be able to save baby brother and a joyful ceremony must be planned to bring the ancestors from the lands of the night. Everyone in the village helps with music and food and joyous singing. Spirits come to the village to discover what is the cause of all the joyous noise and become part of the festivities. And then the ancestors arrive to receive the village''s gifts and bring hope for good health to young Samson and his family.

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.