A Stork in a Baobab Tree: An African Twelve Days of Christmas Catherine House
African version of a well-loved Christmas carol.
Set in Southern Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but with 1 stork, 3 African baskets, 5 khangas, 8 carvings and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas story steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the customs and activities mentioned in the story.