The Girl Who Married a Ghost & Other Tales From Nigeria
The author heard these stories through the oral tradition in her village and extended family so they have great authenticity.
As a child, Ifeoma Onyefulu was catapulted into a strange storytelling world where spirits ruled and animals talked, a world not so much about happy endings, more about learning a lesson or two. For this sparkling and funny collection she retells nine of the best Nigerian tales. In The Girl Who Married a Ghost, stuck-up Oglisa discovers that pride goes before a fall; and Why the Lizard Nods His Head has something to say about greed - how it can get you into deep trouble. Ifeoma retells these magical stories for generations of city-dwelling children who have moved far, far away from the world of animals and spirits.
- Established, award-winning Nigerian author/photographer
- Lively and interesting storyteller makes these a natural extension of author's picture books
- Fiction folk stories series - includes Iraq, Somalia, Palestine, Poland and Jewish diaspora - will be considerably widened by addition of Nigeria
About the author
IFEOMA ONYEFULU was brought up in a traditional village in Eastern Nigeria. After completing a business management course, she trained as a photographer, contributing to a number of magazines. Ifeoma's highly acclaimed children's books are renowned for countering negative images of Africa by celebrating its traditional village life. Her work has been admired at many exhibitions. A is for Africa, her first book, was chosen as one of Child Education's Best Information Books and Junior Education's Best Books. She has twice won the Children's Africana Book Award: Best Book for Young Children in the USA for Here Comes Our Bride! in 2005 and Ikenna Goes to Nigeria in 2008. Ifeoma lives in London.
ISBN: 9781847800114
Suits ages 8 -12, general fiction
