One Little Mosquito

Name: One Little Mosquito
SKU: 50827
Availability: InStock

₦1,300.00

Malaria remains a big issue in sub-Saharan Africa. The subject of malaria is encapsulated in this interesting story.

Alero looks forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends. She meticulously writes her invitation list while her parents make arrangements for the big day. Unfortunately, she comes down with malaria on the eve of her party and is admitted to the hospital.

She misses her own birthday party. Back in school after her recovery, Alero is poised to make a great impact.

She forms a health club with the assistance of her friends. On the inauguration of the health club, Alero receives a lot of accolades for her initiative.

3 in stock

About the Author

Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmor holds a Master of Arts in English Literature. She has numerous children’s books to her credit. They include A Hero’s Welcome, which made the first shortlist of the Nigeria Prize for Literature (2019), Mina and the Birthday Dress, Timi and the Barber, Stories of our Land, and My Fruits My Alphabet. Timi and the Barber was originally written for the Nal’ibali Children’s Stories Project, Cape Town, and has been translated into several African languages.

She has also written short stories, plays, and novels. One of her short stories, ‘Oso Ochu’ was published in Wings of Dawn, an anthology of works by Nigerian female writers; a project supported by the British Council in 2006. Her novel, If They Tell the Story won the ANA Prose Prize, 2022.