Faustin Charles crafts vivid narratives that delve into the rich tapestry of Caribbean culture, myths, and folktales. His prose masterfully blends European and African influences, exploring the interplay of the bizarre and the beautiful, the grotesque and the sinister. Charles's work is celebrated for its ability to articulate the 'climate of the heart' unique to the West Indies, conveying profound emotions with clarity and delicacy. He has published collections of poetry and novels, and has also built a successful career writing for children.
A collection of 18 folk tales which features stories from each of the main Caribbean countries. Each story is told by a writer from each country, thereby covering the English, Dutch, French and Spanish-speaking traditions.
A contemporary classic in which a very selfish crocodile sees the error of his ways.
Monkeys, frogs, butterflies and birds make a brilliant first-word adventure - with exuberant illustrations to hook in young readers.
Bislang hat das Krokodil alles und jeden angebrüllt, der ihm zu nahe gekommen ist. Doch nun plagen es fürchterliche Zahnschmerzen - und auf einmal lernt das sehr unfreundliche Krokodil wie wichtig es ist gute Freunde zu haben. Ein witziges Buch mit einer zauberhaften Geschichte über Freundschaft!
In this collection, Faustin Charles has taken well-known and much-loved nursery rhymes and given them a very special animal twist. Michael Terry's energetic illustrations match the character and bounce of the rhymes, and the book is accompanied by a CD of Faustin Charles narrating them, with lots of amazing animal sounds and noises.
Das sehr unfreundliche Krokodil ist zurück - und hat zahlreiche Freunde mitgebracht.
