I have found a gem in Big Bad Wolf's biggest book sale last time; a book by Eileen Browne. She is somewhat a new children author to me, but the introduction by Michael Rosen seems familiar. Rosen wrote our favorite We're Going on a Bear Hunt. So, I didn't hesitate to take the book and it is a gem in the rough. It is about a Kenyan girl named Handa who visits her friend, Akeyo, with a basket full of seven different fruits. Along the way to Akeyo's village, the animal pops and takes the particular fruit she brings until none left in the basket. Iris and Iesha enjoyed this book so much. They learnt new fruit names such as avocado, passion-fruit, and tangerine. They learnt few animals names too; antelope and ostrich. Afterwards, Iris acting as if she were Handa bearing a basket on top of her head and brings the plastic fruits to Iesha acting as Akeyo. This book really brings a taste of Africa. Who doesn't want to be exotic and black?
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