A young black girl living in the city compares her life with that of the East African people called the Masai in this whimsical and energetic picture book. In school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai. She feels a kinship with them and imagines how her life would be if she lived there. She would live in a circle of huts in a tin…
Jason has an important job to do. He has to take the invitations for Grandma's birthday party to the mailbox right away. But then he sees Carson flying a new kite in the park. It won't matter if he stops to fly the kite for a minute, will it? Illustrations.