Ocean State Libraries

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.

Donso, a West African hunterman, learns the importance of living in harmony with nature and the necessity of placing humans among, not above, all other living things.

Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

A couple's youngest son is forced to leave his West African village because he chooses music over the more practical occupations of his brothers, but years later he returns to show the wisdom of his choice.

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.

Relates the traditional West African tale, based on actual events, of how the slave Agassu becomes free and returns to lead his people. Also includes brief biographies of nine African-Americans involved in the struggle for equal rights.

Examines the many different peoples that have lived in West Africa and some of the myths that reflect their beliefs.