Tata and the Big Bad Bull

by Juleus Ghunta, Ann-Cathrine Loo (Illustrator)

Overview

Tata loves going to school, but the only way he can get there is through Pellken Pasture, which is fiercely guarded by the Big Bad Bull. Can Tata figure out how to get past the angry bull and make it to school on time?

Told in rhyme, Tata and the Big Bad Bull is a fun story about determination and overcoming fear with compassion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780999237250
Publisher:	Cas
Publication date:	05/31/2018
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Juleus Ghunta is a Jamaican poet, motivational speaker and recipient of a Chevening Scholarship. He is pursuing MA Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. In 2010, he earned a BA in Media from the University of the West Indies, Mona. Ghunta's poetry has appeared in several journals including The Missing Slate, Moko, Spillway, Easy Street, Chiron Review, Pittsburgh Poetry Review, and has been anthologised in Cordite 81: New Caribbean Writing and In This Breadfruit Kingdom. He was awarded the Catherine James Poetry Prize by Interviewing the Caribbean in 2017. In 2015 and 2016 he was shortlisted for the Small Axe Poetry Prize. Tata and the Big Bad Bull is his first picture book.

Ann-Cathrine Loo lives in Cambridge, England. She grew up in Sweden where she studied art for six years. In 1998, she earned a BA in Ethnology and Art History from Mid Sweden University.
In Cambridge, she takes care of her family, paints, illustrates picture books, takes part in history re-enactments, and visits castles.

Editorial Reviews

"This is an excellent story for toddlers up through upper elementary aged children. It presents good character qualities through the challenges that Tata faces and overcomes. It focuses on the differences and similarities of people and how we can use words and understanding to bridge them. There are so many huge life lessons tucked into this small children's book that it is definitely one you'll want to read multiple times." -Old Schoolhouse Magazine

"Written in musical verse, Tata and the Big Bad Bull is a West Indies morality tale, with more than one kernel of wisdom about human and animal relationships and interaction. All the musical verse is full of cheer and specific images of common island life. Tata [has] messages of compassion for all." -Midwest Book Review

"In this delightful tale, young readers will not only learn about prepositions and other age appropriate language skills, they will also learn that any obstacle may be overcome by using their minds and that perseverance is a gift in itself." -Geoffrey Philp, author of Garvey's Ghost

"In Tata and the Big Bad Bull, the exuberant, rocking rhythms of Juleus Ghunta's rhyming story and the appealing and adventurous human and animal-filled illustrations by Ann-Cathrine Loo draw the reader into the world of Tata and his grandmother. The book addresses in positive terms how to deal with bullying on individual and community levels." -Loretta Collins Klobah, author of Ricantations

"Tata and the Big Bad Bull is a fun ride from start to finish with constant repetition to rev up a child's urge to read out loud. Ann-Cathrine Loo's bold, brilliantly rendered pictures vividly create a well-loved local setting which will immerse young readers in Tata's experience." -Roland Watson-Grant, author of Sketcher

"Juleus Ghunta delivers an axiomatic lesson in courage and redemption. Tata and the Big Bad Bull is a memoir clothed in symbolism and imagery." -Jamaica Gleaner

"Tata and the Big Bad Bull is filled with twists and turns. It engages with journey and gives the reader hope and instructions about how to overcome obstacles to achieve a dream. The images spread from the pictures unto the texts bringing alive the tone and texture of the world being created." -Jamaica Observer

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