Catch that Chicken!

The team behindBaby Goes to MarketandB Is for Babyvisit a Nigerian village for a humorous ode to childhood ingenuity.

Lami is the best chicken catcher in the whole village. Her sister may be speedy at spelling, her friend fast at braiding hair, and her brother brave with bulls, but when it comes to chickens, nobody is faster or braver than Lami. That is, until the day when Lami chases a littletoofast, up the baobab tree, and reaches a little too far . . . ow! How can she catch chickens with an ankle that’s puffed up like an angry lizard? Could it be, as Nana Nadia says, that quick thinking is more important than quick running? Award-winning author Atinuke celebrates Nigerian village life in a story vibrantly illustrated by Angela Brooksbank with a universal message at its heart.

Atinukewas born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the UK. As a traditional oral storyteller, drawing upon her recent Yoruba ancestry, she visits schools and theatres all over the world. Atinuke is the author of the bestselling Anna Hibiscus fiction series, as well as the No. 1 Car Spotter series, and the picture booksBaby Goes to MarketandB Is for Babyillustrated by Angela Brooksbank andHugoillustrated by Birgitta Sif. Atinuke lives on a mountain overlooking the sea in west Wales and supports the charity SOS Children’s Village. Visit her online atatinuke-author.weebly.com

Angela Brooksbank,a former designer and art director in childrens book publishing, is the illustrator ofB Is for BabyandBaby Goes to Market,both by Atinuke.

• Publisher: Candlewick (October 11, 2022)
• Language: English
• Board book: 32 pages
• ISBN-10: 1536228044
• ISBN-13: 9781536228045
• Reading age: 2 – 5 years
• Item Weight: 5 ounces