The little girl who didn't want to grow up retold by Veronique Tadjo and illustrated by Catherine Groenewald. Little Ayanda loves her father with all her heart. One day he goes away, and doesn't return. She is so sad that she decides she doesn't want to grow up. So she stays small for a long time, even when her friends tease her. One day her mom gets sick and she changes her mind. She grows bigger so that she can help her family. But when trouble strikes her village, is she big and brave enough to save everyone?
This is Book 2 in the Best Loved Tales Series Series. See all Best Loved Tales Series books here.
See More Classic fiction
No one has written a review for 'Little Girl Who Didn't Want to Grow Up'
Why not be the first to share your opinion?
Veronique Tadjo is a writer, a poet, and a former professor at the University of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. She is the author of "As the Crow Flies," "Red Earth," and "Reine Pokou," which was awarded the Grand Prix Litteraire d'Afrique Noire. Catherine Groenewald lives on a small farm in South Africa and is involved with a nonprofit initiative called Siphos
More about Veronique Tadjo
