White Ravens’99/Ivory Coast (French)/78132
Keïta, Fatou (text)
 Mobio, Claire (illus.)
 Sinabani, la petite dernière
 (Sinabani, the nest egg)
 Abidjan: Nouv. Éd. Ivoiriennes, 1997. 31pp
 ISBN 2-911725-34-4
 Family - Love - Jealousy - Adolescence
 Sinabani - which means »nest egg« in the African language Malinke - enjoys a privileged role between her
 father, mother and three older brothers. But her happiness takes a plunge when a little brother is born.
 Her mother’s tolerant understanding helps her to overcome her malice and jealousy. The illustrations are
 seeped in tenderness showing heart-warming scenes of family life. The strong presence of emotionality
 may give the smaller readers a feeling of being cuddled. (4+)

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