Why the Sky is Far Away : A Nigerian Folktale

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Why the Sky is Far Away : A Nigerian Folktale was written by Mary-Joan Gerson and illustrated by Carla Golembe. This story holds the morals to not be greedy and to respect nature.[1]

Summary

This book is a beautiful story around consequences and greed. It fits in rather nicely with teaching your children about larger issues such as climate change too![2]

Pros

Brittany Chlarson, a verified reader, gave her detailed review about this book. She explained that it was a beautiful and rather insightful folktale from the Nigerian culture. The book taught the children the importance of caring for the earth and that the earth offers many gifts that should not be destroyed. By teaching children the importance of taking care of the environment early teachers will generate a generation of children who want to preserve the earth. The tale diverged from the traditional folktale and did not wait until the end of the book to acknowledge the lesson taught, instead it incorporated it throughout the entirety of the story. This book won the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award because the use of collages and oil pastels in the illustrations are breathtaking. The bright colors and the way the illustrations looked like they were hand-drawn, not digitally printed. The colors would keep children interested in the story.[1]

Golembe's large monotypes combine simple patterns and stylized but recognizable objects; intensely black human figures provide focal points in most scenes. The story may be centuries old, but it teaches a timely lesson and is retold in a lively, nonpreachy way, this reviewed was made by Kirkus. [3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Why the Sky is Far Away. goodreads.com. Retrieved January 24th, 2021
  2. Top Children's Books with Black Characters. circusmus.com. Retrieved January 24th, 2021
  3. WHY THE SKY IS FAR AWAY:A NIGERIAN FOLKTALE. kirkusreview.com. Retrieved January 24th, 2021.