It is always a joy to read a book about African society, folktales, cultures and traditions aimed at children. This is what Tofi’s Fire Dance, achieves as it shows a group of African children in a healthy environment as they listen to their great, great grandmother pass their family history down to them. Gogo Tofi is nearing her last days but before her time is up, she takes it upon herself to inform the future generation about the pride and joy their history carries. A story, which shows the cultural relationship between Ghana and the Zulu tribe of South Africa, through the adventures of a young Ghanaian man by the name of Nii.
Excellently illustrated, this is a book parents in the diaspora should read and share with their children for its message of unity.
Tofi’s Fire Dance: An Extraordinary African Story is published by Real African Publishers & STE Publishers (South Africa)
