Abiyoyo

This is a retelling of an old South African folktale.  It is the story of a little boy and his father who are ostracized by the people in their town.  That means that they didn’t let them live near them and they had to live out on the edge of town.

It was adapted from the original story by a man named Pete Seeger.  This is a common thing with folk tales. Folktales have a way of changing little by little each time they are told by different person.  In fact, it is usually expected of the storyteller to make the story their own.

Pete Seeger was a folksinger and activist who spent his life singing songs about lifting people up and demanding justice.

The illustrator of this storybook is Michael Hays, who has a website dedicated to information about Abiyoyo.  It really has some interesting stuff on their if you’re interested in checking it out.

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