In the introduction, Onyefulu writes about growing up in a village in eastern Nigeria and hearing stories from all her family and her family's friends, and you will find words and phrases in Igbo sprinkled throughout the book. Tortoise was the most popular character, so you will find animal stories in this book, but also supernatural stories like in the book's title.
The illustrations by Julia Cairns are very nicely done too! She lived for many years in Botswana and is now based in New Mexico; you can find out more about her art at her website, where she has some truly beautiful prints for sale.
Here is the illustration for an animal story in this book:
And here is the girl who married a ghost!
In addition to being a writer, Onyefulu is also a photographer; you can find out more at her website.
And there are more of her books at the Internet Archive too!
So if you're looking for a nice introduction to some Nigerian folktales told in a contemporary voice, this book is a great choice!
by Ifeoma Onyefulu
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