cover image The Singing Man: Adapted from a West African Folktale

The Singing Man: Adapted from a West African Folktale

Angela Shelf Medearis. Holiday House, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8234-1208-2

Rich oil paintings illustrate this testament to African oral tradition and the value of art; PW remarked, ``Medearis comes to full maturity as a storyteller with this engaging folktale from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria.'' Ages 3-8. (Sept.)