Afrikan Lullaby

The book contains African folktales, quizzes and proverbs as traditionally told (by the Ndau people), typically by
a grandmother, to children in the evenings. These folktales are passed through this oral tradition from generation
to generation and form a critical cultural upbringing that shapes the morals, value systems and way of life of the
African societies.
The stories told to children from an early age each has a moral teaching or is built around some ancient African words
of wisdom.
Whilst Chisiya was studying in England (1979 to 1985), and also starting a family he wrote the folktales initially for his
children, but the stories got popular with friends, culminating in the Sheffield Education department (through Chris
Searle their multi-cultural adviser) asking Chisiya to tell some of his grandmothers folktales to schools in 1985.
Chisiya was hosted by Ellesmere and Pye Bank First schools in Sheffield, where the children would make illustrations
about the stories. Now these original childrens drawings have been used in this book.
Afrikan Lullaby was first published in 1986 by Karia Press; and this is now its second publication.