Jeneba Becomes A Monkey
Be careful what you wish for!
Jeneba allows greed to make her wish for something unthinkable. She becomes a monkey! Her wish fulfilled, she realizes to her dismay that being a monkey is not just stealing bananas, climbing trees and getting all the attention. She brings sorrow to her family and causes trouble at school. How do her loved ones break the spell?
The beauty of de Graft Hanson’s story rests on a phenomenon all of us have experienced as children: wishing to be something we aren’t. These wishes might be good or bad. So be careful what you wish for.
The Harmattan Man
Age Range: 10 – 14 years
The children of Tanoso are looking forward to a very exciting Christmas party. Their mothers are busy preparing lots of goodies for the party.
The only snag is that the dry Harmattan wind gets worse every day. It does not show any sign of going away before Christmas day.
A worried Jeneba goes searching for the Harmattan man to persuade him to stay away on the day set for the party so that they can have good weather and enjoy the party.
Does she find the Harmattan-man? Does he agree to go away on the day set for the party?