Rebecca Reads: Imani's Moon

Rebecca Reads: Imani's Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood

Little Imani is the smallest one in her village. The other children make fun of her and tell her she’s too tiny, that she’s an ant, that a meerkat might stomp her, and that she’ll never amount to anything. Imani begins to believe them.

At bedtime, Imani’s mama tells her traditional Maasai stories about the moon goddess Olapa and Anansi the spider. They accomplished the impossible. When Imani decides she wants to touch the moon, she works hard to reach her goal, even though it seems impossible. Imani works up the courage and confidence in herself to achieve big things, proving size is not a measure of what a person can accomplish.

By JaNay Brown-Wood

Illustrated by Hazel Mitchell