Pin of the Week #1: Aya, The Ivorian Graphic Novel Series
A new series of posts taking a closer look at our ‘Pins’. We start with Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubriere’s graphic novels
Tag: good books
Welcome To Our Pinterest Boards!
Thanks to our international volunteers we have 23 ‘walls’ and counting, ranging from outdoor play features to African design inspirations
May Poem
It’s PLAYTIME! Mmofra Foundation hosts Playtime in Africa, a collaborative local/global design event at Dzorwulu, Accra.
April Poem
Boy and his Shadow, from Playtime in Africa(1962) by Efua T. Sutherland and Willis E. Bell.
Ama Ata Aidoo
This year people around the world are celebrating Ama Ata Aidoo’s seventh decade as a writer and we want to be amongst the first to say on March 23rd, Happy Birthday!
Langston Hughes for Young Readers
Famous African American writer Langston Hughes wrote several children’s books.
Around the World in African Books
Send your image of any African book or books in any context from wherever you are. If it’s a good fit for this project, we’ll post it here.
Chinua Achebe for Young Readers
Today is Chinua Achebe’s birthday, and in honor of Africa’s beloved and best known literary Elder, we embarked on a web search for his children’s books.
Our Favorite Bookshelves…
Mmofra blogger Araba rediscovers a childhood bookshelf, inspired by Paper Tigers and the “Around the World in 100 Bookshelves” project!
