Too Small Tola Makes It Count

By Atinuke
Illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

Tola may be small, but she’s very determined!

Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola has returned to the flat in Lagos that she shares with her sister, Moji, who is very clever, her brother, Dapo, who is very fast, and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Even though she is back home and safe, there are still plenty of problems for Tola to solve. Like the one facing Mrs Shaky-Shaky who is having trouble getting up and down the stairs to her flat, or what Tola and Grandmummy should do for a day’s holiday. But no matter what solutions Tola finds for other people’s problems, she can’t seem to find one for her own. Everyone at school is calling her a liar because they don’t believe she’s worked for Mr Diamond, the famous music star! But with the love and support of her family, her friends and her neighbours, Tola soon learns that though there are some people who may doubt her, there is no reason to doubt herself. She may be small, but she is also thoughtful and kind and clever – and there really is no problem too big for Too Small Tola.

Too Small Tola

By Atinuke
Illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

The first book about Tola. She may be small, but she’s very determined!

Three delightful stories about Too Small Tola, a young girl who, though small, is very determined. Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Tola proves to be stronger than she seems when she goes to market with Grandmummy and manages to carry home a basket full of yams and vegetables, chilli peppers and fish. When the taps in the flat don’t work, it’s Tola who brings water from the well, and it’s Tola who saves the day when Mr Abdul, the tailor, needs his goods to be delivered quickly. Too Small Tola is a wonderful new character in the world of children’s books by multi-award-winning children’s writer and storyteller Atinuke.

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Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls

By Atinuke
Illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

The second book about Tola. She may be small, but she’s very determined!

Three charming stories about a young girl who lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Too Small Tola is just the right size to fit under the bed and rescue Grandmummy’s most prized possession when it goes missing. Her abilities in maths prove to be very helpful when Grandmummy becomes ill. In the title story, though Grandmummy can’t afford to buy Tola new clothes, Tola turns out to be just as fine as the three fine girls she so greatly admires. A book full of heart and humour by multi-award-winning writer and storyteller Atinuke.

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Too Small Tola Gets Tough

By Atinuke
Illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

The third book about Tola. She may be small, but she’s very determined!

Too Small Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever, her brother, Dapo, who is very fast, and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. One day Tola discovers the secret of multiplication and division. She is so happy!

But then there is news of a deadly virus, and news of lockdown too. Moji goes away to live and study with her teacher and Dapo goes off to live and work with his boss. Grandmummy cannot go out to work so Tola does instead.

Tola goes to live with a wealthy couple, the Diamonds. She cleans and washes and scrubs, scrubs, scrubs. She befriends the other workers too. But she soon learns that even the wealthy Dimonds have problems of their own. And when it comes to solving them, Tola proves once again how kind and clever, mighty and resourceful she truly is.

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