TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS STORIES PART 2

 6. Baobab nursery rhymes and lullabies

The CD book includes 29 songs from ten countries and eleven different languages. Some of the lullabies are especially touching, with a simplicity and beauty that dazzles any person before going to sleep.

7. Nacer Khemir's Tale of the Taletellers

The author's stories leave a lot of space for silences, for the reader's free interpretation, and for open endings. Perhaps something unusual within the genre of children's literature, in which a story followed by a moral usually predominates

8. Wazi by Rogério Manjate

a hunter, like his grandfather Jhapondo, who before he died made him promise never to eat fruit from the trees to the right of the road. A temptation that will take him away from the human world to enter the heart of the jungle. The illustrations by Celestino Mudaulane are impressive

9. Who has ever heard a banana snore? by Paul Bakolo Ngoi.

tells the story of Furmi, a 12 year old boy who works on a banana plantation near Kinshasa. He tells us about the beauty of his trade, how he treats each of the fruits that are born with care. And he feels a special devotion to the landscapes of his land. It is something he does with good will, he likes to go to the fields and take care of the fruits that are born. Suddenly he finds a banana in his backpack, something that is terrifying to him because he could be accused of a thief. Who put it in there? Let the bananas talk...

10. Wangari and the Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter

The work reviews the life of Wangari, who from a young age cultivated a special passion for nature. A few years later, her country experienced fierce deforestation and she decided to put matters into action to prevent the destruction of the forest. Start by planting nine trees. Years later she would be known as the "Tree Woman" and would manage to sow a total of 30 million. A feat of love and response for nature worthy of being known by all

By Diaz Ortiz Edwin Uriel