The Baboons Who Went This Way And That: Folktales From Africa

(Paperback, Main)

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TALES THAT SPEAK FROM THE AFRICAN HEART A man with a tree growing out of his head A woman with children made of wax A bird that can be milkedLet Alexander McCall Smith once again take you to a land where the bizarre is everyday and magic is real, with more illustrated stories from The Girl Who Married A Lion, his celebration of African folktales.

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* This is a gem of a book ... Each tale sparkles with magic. Junior Education * A collection of charm and tenderness. Daily Telegraph * Deceptively elegant... these brilliant stories shine through in a way that is wholesome, engaging and highly rewarding. Herald * These stories are still beautiful; creating a wryly humorous place where the animal and human worlds are fluidly in touch with each other, and, as in all the best fables, you take a lesson away with you. Metro

Author Bio

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over fifty books, including the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels and several collections of short stories, including The Girl Who Married a Lion and Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations. In 2003 he was the winner of the UK's principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.