Words Worth Books welcomes Adwoa Badoe

Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 2:30pm

Words Worth Books
100 King Street
Waterloo, ON
N2J 1P5

Guelph Griot (African storyteller) Adwoa Badoe is no stranger to local storytelling festivals and school performances. Between Sisters is her first book for teenagers and Words Worth Books invites you to celebrate !

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Adwoa Badoe, trained as a physician in her native Ghana but has evolved quite naturally into an African Griot. She is an author, storyteller, educator and African dance instructor who lives in Guelph. She grew up loving the traditional dances of Ghana, West Africa. Her interest in dance has led her to learn dances from other parts of Africa. Adwoa's first children's book, Crabs for Dinner was published in 1995. Since then she has published over 14 books including The Queen's New Shoes, The Pot of Wisdom ( a collection of Ananse Stories) and Nana's Cold Days.She also writes for markets in Africa through Macmillan Educational and Smartline Publishing: Memuna's Baby, A Wedding Story, Radio Rescue and Street Girls. Adwoa is supported enthusiastically by her family who all like stories and drumming!

For more information, please see http://www.wordsworthbooks.com/Adwoa%20Badoe.htm