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Waiting to Welcome: A New Baby Story from West Africa

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By (author): Samantha Cleaver

Illustrated by: Bri Marie McNish

In Ghana and some other West African countries, when a baby is born, the extended family prepares for a whole week to welcome the little one at a celebration called an outdooring. Andani can't wait to meet her new baby cousin, but a week is so long! As her aunties and uncles prepare cassava, tuo zaafi, fufu, and other delicious food for the outdooring, Andani will have to patiently (well, okay, sometimes not so patiently) wait to perform the most important job of all: being the first to greet the little one by name. In Samantha Cleaver and Reuben Nantogmahs charming picture book, adorably brought to life by debut illustrator Bri Marie McNish, readers are invited to a joyous cultural celebration full of delicious food, laughter, and love. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 300g
  • Dimensions: 203 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Aug 2024
  • Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781250883599

About Samantha Cleaver

Samantha Cleaver and Reuben Nantogmah have been partners of one kind or another for more than 10 years. Their picture book collaboration started in 2020 when Samantha asked Reuben for input on a picture book idea about a west African outdooring ceremony. Reuben shared his knowledge and insights and their book Waiting to Welcome was born. Now Samantha and Reuben write stories that help them share and celebrate their kids' bicultural Ghanaian-American family traditions and community. Outside of writing Samantha and Reuben have four kids and enjoy exploring local greenways cooking and watching Japanese TV with their kids. Bri Marie McNish is a self-taught illustrator based in New England. At a young age she was instilled with a love of fairy tales and fables and now she aims to create art that features inclusive characters and cozy settings she wished she saw in the media she loved as a child. When not illustrating she has a deep love for black tea romantic comedies and especially her loud lasagna-loving cat Garfield. Waiting to Welcome is her first picture book. poppybellies.com

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