New Releases by Tololwa Mollel

Dume''s Roar is an original tale inspired by the "King of the Animals" theme and by the "Tortoise Trickster" character so popular in African fables. Here Dume the lion, proud and vain, claims he is best suited to be King of the Forest. Though all the other animals live to regret proclaiming him their leader they are afraid to object when he abuses his power. Only Kobe, the tortoise, is clever enough to admit Dume is the king they need, and to find a way to make him as wise and good as he is fearsome and strong. With his usual musical language and sense of fun, famed storyteller Tololwa M. Mollel spins a lively yarn with a gentle moral.

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.

A Tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help his parents carry goods to market, but then he discovers that in spite of all he has saved, he still does not have enough money.