This book has the same concept as Lon Po Po because it is the African version of Little Red Riding Hood. The girl goes to town to collect some things for her grandma, but a wolf comes along and acts like the granddaughter.

Genre
Fairy tale and folklore-inspired fiction
Picture books for children
Pace
Fast-paced
Tone
Suspenseful
Illustration
Colorful
Detailed
Location
Africa
Ghana
Subject
Cleverness
Cleverness in children
Disguises
Dogs
Foolishness
Girls
Grandfathers
Grandmother and granddaughter
Grandmothers
Mistaken identity
Storytellers
Strangers
Tricks

Niki Daly, from South Africa, shares a tale, set in Ghana, of a little girl sent to market by her grandmother. She runs into a wiley dog who convinces her to share her skirt, her scarf, and other belongings. In order to get things back she enlists help from grandfather and Ka Ka Motobi the Bogeyman. Lots of new vocabulary specific to Ghana with a glossary to help you learn meanings. ( )

I personally really enjoyed this children's book because it was a similar folktale of the American version but told from Africa. Its a great book to introduce to kids, the illustrations are really engaging ( )

I did not like this book. The language in this book was difficult to read since I do not know how to pronounce the African words like, "ntama", "Ka Ka Matobi", and "Goema Goema". I do not even know what this means. If I were reading this to a class I would be pronouncing these words wrong and I would not know how to explain what they were if I was asked by a student. In order for me to read this to them, I would need to do research. I like the plot of this story because it is one of my favorites from when I was a child; Little Red Riding Hood. But, I do not like this version of it. This version seems even more unrealistic in the sense that this girl gave up not only the basket of food but also her clothes and shoes. The main message of this book is to not talk to strangers. ( )