Tibili laughs. All the time. Sometimes he even laughs in his sleep. But when his mother tells him he'll be going to school when classes start again, he stops laughing. Tibili doesn't want to go to school. He doesn't want to sit in a classroom. He doesn't think he needs to know how to read and write. He would rather dream.
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From Publishers Weekly
First published in France, this tale set on the African savannah puts an exotic spin on the familiar story of the reluctant first-time school-goer. Tibili is such a happy child that sometimes he "even laughs himself to sleep." But the thought of starting school fills him with dismay. Who wants to look at a chalkboard all day? Seeking truancy advice from the animals, Tibili is told by Crope the wise spider that a magical Box of Knowledge will give him "what you are looking for." But when he discovers that using the Box of Knowledge requires basic literacy skills a flock of guinea hens mocks him for his illiteracy the prospect of school suddenly becomes more inviting. The text is brisk and pointed, yet peppered with poetic interludes; when a sulking Tibili pooh-poohs reading, Leonard writes, "He would rather read like his grandfather, not from a piece of paper, but from the sky, where the sun sings during the day and the moon dances during the night." Prigent's sunny, accomplished pastels are stylized, rendered as if by a child, with the result that her figures convey an instinctive joie de vivre. Often appearing several to a spread, however, the illustrations seem cramped by the book's smallish format. Ages 3-7.
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From School Library Journal
Grades 1-3--Tibili is a happy African boy-until he hears that he will have to go to school next year. He thinks that it will be boring and that he does not need to know what they teach there. He asks the animals to help him get out of going, but he does not think that what Pi-ou the lizard or Koumi the bat suggests will solve his problem. He then goes to Crope the spider, and as a result of following its suggestion, discovers why it's important to be able to read and write. Tibili's whole perspective changes. L‚onard's inclusion of the names of indigenous animals and fruits along with Prigent's use of bright, bold colors and patterns help create an African flavor in this pleasant story that clearly delivers a message.
Dorothy N. Bowen, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Dorothy N. Bowen, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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As a reading specialist, I have always enjoyed the message of this story. Tibili doesn't want to start school, and he tries to find the easy way out. He soon discovers there is a real purpose to learning to read, and he changes his mind. Children always enjoy this story and smile when they realize what Tibili will decide. Highly recommended as a read-aloud title for first and second grade students!
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