Book summary

A picture-book retelling of a North Nguni folk tale. For many years, the people in an African village have been terrorized by a white-skinned, people-eating beast named Nabulela--a beast so fearsome that no one in the village has ever dared to try to defeat him. But when a group of girls play a mean trick on the chief's daughter, the chief orders them to defeat Nabulela once and for all. Color illustrations accompany the text.

Media reviews

"The watercolor illustrations are rhythmically symmetrical in composition, with curving landscapes emphasized by rounding figures. Their delicate drafting, modulated hues, and subtle detail lighten a moral tale about equality in a tradition where the stakes are life and death."