Status
Available
Call number
Call number
E ALE
Genres
Description
A carpenter in the West African country of Cameroon goes to a fortune teller and finds the predictions about his future coming true in an unusual way.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1995)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1995)
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Winner — Picture Book — 1993)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 1995)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1995)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (1992)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1994)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 1994)
Golden Kite Award (Honor — 1993)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1994)
Show Me Readers Award (Nominee — 1995)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Notable Children's Book (1993)