Author:
Angela Shelf Medearis, DanielMinter (Illustrator)

What age group is this book written for?
4-10

Category:
Fiction

Brief Summary:
This is an original folktale that will help introduce children to Kwanzaa's seven principles, while also suggesting how Kente cloth was
first created. In a Ghanian village, a father's will commands that his seven argumentative sons must make gold from silk thread "by the time the moon rises," without fighting. Working together, the brothers create a tapestry of Kente cloth, the first multicolored cloth the village has seen, which they sell to the king's treasurer for gold, before returning to their village to farm and live harmoniously. The book has an introductory section explaining the seven principles of Kwanzaa, along with a glossary and pronunciation guide, and is illustrated with woodcuts similar to those used in African art.