New Releases by Niki Daly

Jamela is responsible for fattening up the chicken intended for Christmas dinner, but instead she gives it a name and makes it her friend.

Songolo n''aime pas se presser. Ni pour s''habiller, ni pour se chausser, ni pour marcher. Sa vielle Mamie est comme lui. Il aime bien aller en ville avec elle. Un jour, elle lui fait un très beau cadeau...

Quand une terrible sécheresse frappe son pays, l''Afrique du Sud, Bau, la jeune danseuse, part vers les collines de Tsodilo à la recherche de la fille des pluies. Et les sons du gorah de sa grand-mère l''emportent dans un monde magique...

Pa''s sure he can make a perfect pizza, but his children are not convinced. His first few attempts are disastrous and Pa causes mayhem in the kitchen. He manages to trip over the cat and burn an oven-glove amongst other blunders, getting some unexpected results.

Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.

Maman est très contente. Elle a acheté un beau tissu pour se coudre une nouvelle robe. Elle la portera pour le mariage de Thelma. Jamela en rêve déjà...

Based around the commedia dell''arte tradition - the popular Italian street comedy using stock characters, this book tells the tale of Angelo, who longs to be a clown as famous as his grandfather Zan Polo, once was.

A father''s drinking causes pain and embarrassment to his family, until he begins to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

There was once a time when Sun and Moon lived on the earth--but that was before the rapturous Sun invited the never-ending Sea to visit in this playful version of an eastern Nigerian (Ibibio) creation myth. "This delightful story is outfitted in humor, a mock seriousness, and drama....A wondrous and alluring work."--Kirkus Reviews.

Despite such distractions as going to the bathroom, looking at his book, and playing with his building blocks, young Toby eventually gets his oft-repeated wish to see the moon.

With his granddaughter''s help, Papa Lucky takes his love of dancing into the street and makes some extra money.

Ashraf, a South African boy who lives in a big city, dreams of the African wild.

A most unusual family goes out on a weird shopping trip.

In his favorite library book Ashraf has seen the wild untamed side of Africa, but he knows and loves the city he lives in at the tip of the African continent, with all its street musicians, unique shops, and meandering alleys.