Imani in the Belly Book

Imani a mother of three children had to visit the market daily which ass a hour away to sell her goods. When she graceless she left her three children at home with instructions to go in the hut and stay. This was for their own protection from the herd of animals that frequented the village and hunted. One day the children did not listen and they went to the rain pond to far away from the village to hear any danger warnings. So Simba the king beast found them and had the three of them for a meal. Once Imani returned and heard of the news she was not able to sleep so at night her mother visits he asked what was wrong and gave her a way to fix the problem. On the next morning she sat out with the items her mother said in look for the herd of animals. when she found them over a day later she begged Simba not to kill her. What Simba do he swallowed her up whole and into his belly she went. Ina there she found her three children and the rest of the villagers that were missing hungry and unsure what to do. Imani then lit a fire and cooked the meat she had brought. meanwhile the smoke was bothering the lion so he went to the other animals for suggestion buy none that would really work. Inside Imani was planning her escape, climbing his throat with a two step forward three step back approach she made it and tied a rope to his tonsils and hellpdd the rest of the villagers up to his mouth. Silva then sneezed and everyone inside tumbled to the ground. After that the animals stayed away frorm the villagers. This is a Swahili folk tale that has eye catching realistic pages that keep the kids wanting to know what's next. The vibrant Colorado make the pictures sen to jump off the page at you. A must read for the primary readers that will add diversity to their reading