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| Like the drum in his poem, Isaac Olaleye calls children to come home with him to Nigeria. There, in his small farming village, they will visit his father's farm "where it is quiet enough to hear/ Bees and flies as they buzz and hum/ Through another busy day." They'll meet Uncle Fao Bio, who tells stories that "fill our mouths with laughter/ And our hearts with joy." They'll wander through the village market where the smell of "sweet and sour mixing in the air,/ Makes your head wonder/ What's going on in your nose." This is a stunning collection of poems filled with drama, humor, and great affection. Full-color paintings by Frane Lessac invite young readers to enter a world of haunting beauty and simplicity, and to listen for the beat of a distant talking drum. |
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