Too Small Tola

Name: Too Small Tola
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Atinuke
ISBN: 9781666538137

Author: Atinuke

Series: Too Small Tola #1

Narrator: Amaka Obiechie

Unabridged: 1 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 07/22/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Lifestyles, Regional Stories

Synopsis

In a trio of droll stories, award-winning author and storyteller Atinuke debuts an endearing and enduring character with plenty to prove. Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she’s strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she’s clever enough to count out Grandmommy’s change. When the faucets in the apartment break, it’s Tola who brings water from the well. And when Mr. Abdul, the tailor, has an accident and needs help taking his customers’ measurements, only Tola can save the day. Too Small Tola evokes the urban bustle and rich blending of cultures in Lagos through the eyes of a little girl with an outsize will—and an even bigger heart.

About Atinuke

Atinuke was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the United Kingdom. She is the author of the Anna Hibiscus series and Baby Goes to Market, B Is for Baby, Catch That Chicken!, and Africa, Amazing Africa. She currently lives in Wales.

About Onyinye Iwu

Onyinye Iwu was born in Italy to Nigerian parents and moved to England when she was thirteen. She is a designer, an illustrator, and an educator. Too Small Tola is her first book for children. She currently lives in London.

About Amaka Obiechie

Amaka Obiechie was born to two Nigerian immigrants in America but was raised in Nigeria. She came back to the States to study theatre arts at Columbia College where she performed in many plays. She has lent her talents to feature-length films, television shows such as The Mindy Project, and numerous voiceover projects. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on July 26, 2021

If you are good at something, better than anyone else, it would be a crime not to use your talents for the greater good. Take Atinuke. I can remember the very first time I read one of her books. It was way back in 2010 when Kane/Miller Press released the very first Anna Hibiscus book in America. It......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on March 19, 2021

This short chapter book is made up of three stories about Tola. Tola lives with her older sister Moji, her older brother Dapo, and her grandmother in a run-down block of flats in Lagos. Her brother and sister tease her about being short and call her 'Too Small Tola' but Tola proves that even though......more

Goodreads review by Mathew on March 23, 2021

Tola and her relations might have become my new favourite family in children's literature. Tola, her older siblings, Moji and Dapo, along with the formidable Grandmummy, all live in Lagos, Nigeria. Their home resides in a crumbling block of flats and comprises of a single room, with bedrooms separat......more

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This collection of stories is perfect for transitioning readers, with its manageable chapters, clear, plain language, simple sentence structures, wry sense of humor, and realistic illustrations of the diverse Nigerian cast. . . . An enjoyable, endearing collection.