The first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god, Nyame. As a result, some of the children are pale and underdone, some are left in so long that they come out very dark, and the rest are every shade between. Frane Lessac's gorgeous gouache paintings, inspired by West African masks and pottery, and Eric Maddern's vivid text make this one of the most compelling of creation myths for young readers.
- ISBN10 0711208859
- ISBN13 9780711208858
- Publish Date 30 June 1994 (first published 1 April 1993)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 December 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Imprint Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English