If you were a Kenyan child, your day might resemble this Kalenjin boy's day.

Author: Kelly Cunnane

Illustrator: Ana Juan

Format: Hardcover

Published: Simon & Schuster, 2006

If you were a Kenyan child, your day might resemble this Kalenjin boy's day. He takes Grandfather's cows to pasture as his mother asks, but then he slips away to see if anyone else is awake. Before he knows it, he's visited Bahir at the tea shop, chased some monkeys, greets the village chief, drunk some sleeping milk at Grandmother?s, eaten a bug for a snack, and kicks a rag ball with his friend Kiptoo. By the time he remembers Grandfather's cows, Grandfather has already gone to fetch them. The boy is contrite, but Grandfather simply says, "Let's go home now." Gorgeous illustrations and Swahili words and phrases skillfully embedded in the text make this a book to be treasured.