Those three books are inspired by stories from western Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon), and Mollel (who was born in Tanzania) has published books inspired by stories from other parts of Africa too, like the Maasai story here (Mollel is himself an Arusha Maasai):
Just speaking for myself, I am an eager reader of children's books, although I am less likely to buy them to keep on my bookshelves. Being able to read them here at Internet Archive is such a pleasure. Plus, this allows me to find out which ones I like best in order to buy the for grandchildren. Of these four books, my favorite for the story is the Ananse book, but for the artwork I prefer the books by Barbara Spurrl, and of the two Spurrl books here, the Flying Tortoise is my favorite.
So, if Tololwa Mollel is new to you, jump in and enjoy! These are just a few of his books that are available for checkout at the Internet Archive; you can explore and see which ones are your favorites.
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