GHANA: Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare

 

Today's Multicultural "Book Look" is Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare.  The multicultural picture book is set in Ghana, West Africa.

About Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare

From the Jacketflap / Back Cover:  Sosu lives in a small village on a narrow strip of land between the sea and the lagoon.  He tries his best to fit in, to be just another boy.

But many in the village feel a boy with legs that don't work is bad luck, and his father is told to keep Sosu at home.  So he sits in the yard, day after day, while his dog Fusa vainly gries to cheer him up.

Then one day, a terrible storm threatens the village while most everyone is out farming or fishing.  Only the elderly remain to take care of the young children.

Sosu knows he must do something.

But what?

Find out in this story of empowerment and overcoming limitations.

Praise & Awards for Sosu's Call

Sosu's Call was a 2001 IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities and a 1999 First Prize winner of UNESCO Children's & Youth's Literature in the Service of Tolerance Award.

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Interested in other multicultural picture books from Africa?  Check out these other selections.