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Offer Description

The Pied Piper and Other Tales: An African Retelling is a culturally grounded response to the growing call for African representation in children’s literature. This compelling collection of fairy tales reimagines timeless European stories through African settings, names, values, and moral teachings—providing a meaningful reading experience for African children.
✨ Over the years, parents and educators have raised concerns about African children consuming tales that are culturally distant. This book responds directly to those concerns by:
✨ Reframing well-known stories to reflect African traditions, social realities, and moral insights
✨ Instilling a sense of pride and cultural identity among young readers
✨ Creating a relatable literary experience for children aged 6–12 years, while encouraging creative imagination
✨ Including an intentional strike-through of certain European titles as a symbolic rejection of cultural misalignment
Perfect for schools, libraries, homes, and literacy programs across the continent, this book affirms that African stories and settings have a central place in global storytelling.
✅ Key Highlights
• A reimagined collection of classic tales infused with African culture
• Encourages early reading through familiar yet contextually rich storytelling
• Ideal for children, parents, teachers, and literacy advocates
• Authored by a distinguished Ghanaian scholar and public servant
• Fosters identity development and critical engagement with culture
⚡ The Pied Piper and Other Tales is ideal for:
• Children aged 6–12 years
• Educators, school libraries, and curriculum developers
• Parents and guardians seeking culturally affirming stories
• African diaspora communities preserving cultural heritage through literature

Product Details

Attribute	Value
Title	The Pied Piper and Other Tales: An African Retelling
Author	Gheysika A. Agambila
ISBN	979-8878890878
Year Published	2024
Pages	88
Format	Paperback
Weight	0.3 kg
Tags	Ghana, African Fairy Tales, Children's Books, African Authors, Gheysika A. Agambila

- About the Author: Gheysika A. Agambila

Gheysika Adombire Agambila is a renowned Ghanaian academic, author, and statesman. Educated in both Ghana and the United States, he holds degrees from Brandeis University (BA), the University of Rochester (MBA), and New York University (PhD). After years in academia and public service—including roles as Deputy Minister in multiple ministries—he returned to his passion: storytelling and literature.
Agambila has lectured at the University of Ghana and GIMPA, served as Vice President of the Ghana Association of Writers, and consulted across West Africa on finance and development. His children’s books, including Solma: Tales from Northern Ghana and Nature Stories, bring African culture to life for young readers. With The Pied Piper and Other Tales, he reinforces his lifelong commitment to education, culture, and identity through literature.