Bøker av Morenike Euba Oyenusi

"Why did my daddy die, Mommy?" asks six-year-old Lydia. "Can you ask him to come back?"The kind people that Lydia encounters help her adjust to her loss. In this poignant picture book from award-winning author, Morenike Euba Oyenusi, the insightful story and its whimsical illustrations draw attention to the different ways in which we are cared for after a loved one has passed away and how we may care for those who have experienced a loss.

Chasing Butterflies in Sunlight" describes the joys and innocence of childhood experienced by Ronke, growing up in a beautiful, culturally and racially diverse world on a University campus in Nigeria. A Nigerian-American mother, Ronke, living in Baltimore, Maryland, with three young children, is somewhat exhausted by being pestered to tell them made up stories every night. In the hope that they will read to themselves, she decides to write them stories loosely based upon her wonderful experiences as a child growing up in the safe, idyllic, and comfortable environment of the University campus. In the stories, which span seven of her formative years, Ronke learns about her family history, and enjoys many adventures and escapades and plenty of exciting travel within Nigeria and overseas, until she eventually has to leave her childhood behind.