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Children's Fiction Anthologies

Dume's Roar

by (author) Tololwa Mollel

illustrated by Kathy Blankley Roman

Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Initial publish date
Jan 1999
Category
Anthologies
Recommended Age
3 to 9
Recommended Grade
p to 4
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773730038
    Publish Date
    Jan 1999
    List Price
    $9.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554555321
    Publish Date
    Jun 2023
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

Dume's Roar is an original tale inspired by the "King of the Animals" theme and by the "Tortoise Trickster" character so popular in African fables. Here Dume the lion, proud and vain, claims he is best suited to be King of the Forest. Though all the other animals live to regret proclaiming him their leader they are afraid to object when he abuses his power. Only Kobe, the tortoise, is clever enough to admit Dume is the king they need, and to find a way to make him as wise and good as he is fearsome and strong.

With his usual musical language and sense of fun, famed storyteller Tololwa M. Mollel spins and lively yarn with a gentle moral.

About the authors

Tololwa Mollel is a children's author, dramatist and storyteller, who has written sixteen books and several plays as well as stories that he created or adapted for performance. His books include award-winning titles such as Orphan Boy, Rhinos for Lunch and Big Boy, and My Rows and Piles of Coins. His books have been translated into various South African languages and into Korean. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

Tololwa Mollel's profile page

Kathy Blankley Roman has illustrated a number of Mollel's short stories for Cricket Magazine. She has been a student of anthropology, but pherhaps it is her background in the theater arts that helps her react so creatively to Tololwa's storytelling tradition. Kathy and her husband live in Chicago, Illinois.

Kathy Blankley Roman's profile page

Editorial Reviews

One of my favourite read-a-loud stories in our library.
- Salt Lake City, Granite District

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