Books with author Ifeoma Onyefulu

It's Christmastime, and Afam has decided to create and dance his own Mmo, or masquerade, just like the big celebratory Mmos he sees performed at festivals. But each time he starts collecting things to make his costume, family preparations for Christmas — haircuts, visiting the tailor, a church service, a trip to their village — get in the way. Will Afam ever get to perform his Mmo? This brilliant photo-essay vividly depicts African village life, while the simple, endearing story uses a favorite holiday to gently point out the differences — and similarities — between cultures.

Omer likes playing outside in the garden, in the kitchen, in the sitting room or in his bedroom - in fact he likes playing all around the house. But there are always other things going on in these places and he's often interrupted by his brothers and sisters, or his mum and dad. However, there's one special place Omer can go and play - somewhere where no one else goes. And this is Omer's favourite place of all . . .

A little Nigerian girl describes her village, and the way it is divided into ogbo, or age groups. Each ogbo is assigned to a different task, from that of her brother which helps sweep clean the village ilo, to her grandfather's, which spreads words of wisdom to the villagers. Ifeoma Onyefulu's beautiful photographs once again capture the age-old customs of Nigerian village life.