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Tchana, Katrin, Reteller

Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon

32 pp. | Holiday | October, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1577-5 $$16.95
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. A small child becomes a threat to the ruling power and eventually takes over. Prodigious Ma'antah's cleverness earns her the nickname Sense Pass King, indicating that she's smarter than the king himself; the paunchy, pampered king is none too pleased. Tchana draws on familiar motifs to weave an entertaining story of youthful heroics. Hyman's full-page paintings complement the deft narrative with a richly rendered cast of players.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2002

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