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Too small Tola gets tough  Cover Image Book Book

Too small Tola gets tough / Atinuke ; illustrated by Onyinye Iwu.

Atinuke. (Author). Iwu, Onyinye. (Added Author).

Summary:

Presents three tales of an endearing and enduring character, Tola, who lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, brother and grandmommy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781536229462 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 89 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Trouble for Too small Tola -- Too much for Tola -- Tola gets tough.
Subject: Families > Juvenile fiction.
Nigeria > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Short stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch J FIC Atinu 31681030021018 JFIC Available -

Atinuke was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the United Kingdom. She is the author of Too Small Tola and Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls as well as the best-selling Anna Hibiscus series, illustrated by Lauren Tobia, and Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country, illustrated my Mouni Feddag. Atinuke started her career as an oral storyteller of tales from the African continent. Now she writes about contemporary life in Nigeria. She lives on a mountain overlooking the sea in West Wales.

Onyinye Iwu was born in Italy, where she spent most of her childhood, then moved to the UK when she was a teenager. A teacher by day and an artist by night, Onyinye Iwu is the illustrator of Too Small Tola and Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinuke and many other acclaimed books for young readers. She lives in London.


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