![]() ![]() ![]() Niki lives with his wife, the illustrator Jude Daly, in Mowbray, a bustling Cape Town suburb. Jamela's Dress - first in the Jamela series - was another milestone book, chosen by the ALA as a Notable Children's Book and by Booklist as one of the Top 10 African American Picture Books of 2000, and winning both the Children's Literature Choice Award and the Parent's Choice Silver Award. Among his many Frances Lincoln books, Once Upon a Time was an Honor Winner in the US Children's Africana Book Awards of 2004. ![]() Jamela and her Mom are fattening up a chicken for Christmas day lunch. ![]() Since then, he has been published across the globe and has visited and presented talks in several countries. Subscribe Share 765 views 2 years ago What's Cooking Jamela (by Niki Daly) Read Aloud. His groundbreaking Not So fast Songololo (1986), winner of a U.S Parent's Choice Award, paved the way for post-apartheid South African children's books. Niki Daly has won many awards for his exuberant work. However, as everyone agrees, you can't eat friends, and Christmas Day brings Jamela a delicious meal and the best present of all! Following the success of Jamela's Dress, this new Jamela book features the same delightful characters set in a South African township. Smelling trouble, Jamela sets off the day before Christmas with the chicken in her arms and a trail of chaos follows - in the street, in the taxi, and even in Miss Style's hairdressing salon. But seeing how happy Jamela is with her hen, she wonders just how she'll get it away from Jamela and into the pot. Synopsis: Mama plans a chicken dinner for Christmas Day, and she gives Jamela the job of fattening up their chicken. ![]()
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