Set in the jungle, this book tells the story of a young girl's growing up. Osa is proud. Just a little too proud for her good. But Granma sees the way to show Osa just how foolishly she's behaving - and does so in a wise and gentle way.

This is a wonderful folktale to share with children of all ages! It sends a sweet and caring message to the young readers and I would recommend sharing it with your children and students!

In this book, Osa’s grandmother teachers Osa to give up her foolish pride. It is written for 2nd or 3rd graders and would be very good for those who also struggle with pride.

The genre of this book is multi-cultural. This story is also fictional. The art that the author used in this book is illustrations. The content of this book is about a little girl that learned a lesson from one of her elders. Reading level for this book would be third or fourth grade. The curricular connections of this book would be history because the book relates to older tribal settings.

This book is about a little girl named Osa that lives on her grandma's coffee farm in Africa. When Osa was small her father went to war and never returned. She became very stubborn and believed no one when they told her father was not coming home. Osa soon made up stories about how her father was a hero and would tell everyone, but never listened to their stories.
I can relate to this story because i tend to be stubborn sometimes, one of those i have to see to believe type people. I have also recently lost someone close to me so no wanting to believe they are really gone is easy to do than to deal with it.
Some classroom extension ideas is to have the children get into groups and tell stories to each other about what ever but make sure everyone listens and gets their chance to tell their story. Another idea is to have the children make a picture story on paper about their stories they told. ( )