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dhegdheer Title:DHEGDHEER (A Somali Bilingual book)
Written by:Marian Hassan / Illustrated by Betsy Bowen

A Scary Somali Folktale In this hair-raising cautionary tale from Somalia, the Hargega Valley is plagued by the monstrous DHEGDHEER, who gobbles up anyone unlucky enough to cross her path. A widow and her young son try to escape her. Will they be DHEGDHEER’S next meal or will their virtue save them and help bring an end to DHEGDHEER’S reign of terror? )

Amount: $10.95 (paperback)
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Lion's Share Title: LION'S SHARE
Retold by: Said Salah Ahmed / Illustrated by Kelly Dupre

Lion's Share/Qayb Libaax (A Somali Bilingual book) The hungry animals of the Somali forest have worked together to kill a big fat camel. Now they must decide how to divide it. Will the portions be equal? Not with the lion in charge! Read this popular Somali fable and see why, as the other animals come to understand, "the lion's share is not fair!"

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Wiil Waal Title:WIIL WAAL (A Somali Folktale)
Written by:Kathleen Mariarty/ Illustrated by Amin Amir

Author's note:
Long ago in East Africa, Sultans ruled the land. In Somalia there are many stories told about a real sultan namked Garad Farah Garad Hirsi. For a time in the mid-19th century he ruled a region of Somalia. It is common for Somalis to have a nickname or naanays in addition to a birth name. The sultan’s nickname, Wiil Waal was a great leader, with the ability to unite people through the use of riddles, like the one shared in this story. He was a real man, but the stories told about him may or may not be real...

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