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Ciiku Ndung'u-Case
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A CBC Spring 2024 Showcase Selection
No matter where she goes, or how big she grows, Wanjikũ knows her name.
Librarian Favorites: Third to Fifth Grade
In the lush Kenyan countryside, a young Gikũyũ girl helps her grandmother with daily tasks. Here, as she tends to the cows, carries water, and plays in the fruit trees and sugarcane, she is called Wanjikũ.
On the busy city streets of Nairobi, where she goes to school, she is called by her English name, Catherine. But at home with Wangarĩ, the maid who cooks and cares for her, she is again Wanjikũ.
All grown up in boarding school, Catherine is the leader of her class, surrounded by friends from different cultural backgrounds. But at night, when she gathers with her fellow Gikũyũ sisters to speak her mother tongue, she is Wanjikũ once more.
Alive with the joie de vivre of girlhood and based on the author's own beloved childhood memories, Wanjikũ, Child of Mine is an ode to the heritage that walks alongside us, and a love song for the sisters we make on the journey.
©2024 Ciiku Ndung'u-Case (P)2026 Ciiku Ndung'u-CaseReseñas de la crítica
"In this bold, cultural picture book, the author attempts to create a world where every individual child’s unique story is cherished, celebrated, and heard."—Skipping Stones Magazine
"In this vibrantly colored picture book, readers follow a young Kenyan girl through her stages of childhood in three very different settings.[...] Young readers interested in Africa and Kenya in particular will enjoy this trip to an attractive and exciting destination."—Susan Harari, Youth Services Book Review
"Impressively illustrated with the artwork of Karen Vermeulen, celebrating a young girl's joy, Wanjiku, Child of Mine is a picture book based on author Ciiku Ndungu-Case's own childhood memories. Showcasing the value of heritage, Wanjiku, Child of Mine is a unique and memorable read from start to finish. While especially and unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 6-9, it should be noted for personal reading lists that Wanjiku, Child of Mine is also readily available in a digital book format as well."—Midwest Book Review
