Too Small Tola Makes It Count

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Too Small Tola Makes It Count

Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

(Walker Books)

Tola’s returned to Grandmummy’s care, with her big sister Moji and big brother Dapo to the ‘run-down block of flats in the mega city of Lagos‘. Once more, Moji’s studying hard, while Grandmummy’s concerned about the boys with whom Dapo hangs around. Then again, Tola’s full of worries. It seems that ever since she Got Tough and left home to work for the Diamonds, life’s been out of kilter.

For example, her school friends do not believe that she worked for the very rich family. In fact, they’ve cast her out and call her a liar. Then again, Tola’s worried about Mrs Shaky-Shaky. It seems her shaky legs won’t work any more and she’s confined to her small room at the top of the apartment block. Mrs Shaky-Shaky, however, has great faith that Tola’s capable of a solution. What’s more, she will always find a sunny way out, even if it’s a beach trip, that’s nothing like the sort of outing that we might experience!

Once more, Atinuke invites us to meet up with our Too Small heroine. We know that although Tola might be little, she is powerful. In fact, rather like her Grandmummy, Tola’s capable of making every day counting. We love this series and recommend it highly. Although this is the fourth in the series, it does not matter, for they each work perfectly alone. Bookwagon loves and recommends Too Small Tola Makes It Count.