by Peter Amedome (Illustrator), Chidinma Anya-Kalu (Illustrator), Ruby Akinwande (Author)
What do you call onions in Yoruba? Can your child count to five in their ancestral language?
Join Adesola and her mom on a vibrant trip to the market in this colorful Yoruba-English bilingual children's book. As they shop for fresh ingredients to make her favorite meal, young readers discover the names of foods in Yoruba with clear English translations - and practice counting along the way!
Warm, culturally rich, and genuinely fun to read aloud, this is language learning that feels like storytelling.
Children will:
Learn Yoruba food words with clear English translations
Practice counting in Yoruba through interactive storytelling
Connect with Yoruba culture, family, and tradition
Perfect for:
Diaspora families teaching Yoruba at home
Classrooms introducing African and world languages
Parents looking for diverse counting and food books
Grandparents sharing their language and culture with grandchildren
Anyone who believes a child's mother tongue is worth preserving - ages 0 to 99
This is more than a market trip. It is a moment between a child and their culture - joyful, intentional, and lasting.
