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\nand big brown eyes that laugh  \nand long limbs that play.  \nA whimsical celebration ofchildhood from a master poet,igniting our curiosity and awe atthe little wonders of the everyday.  \n#### TULSA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY\n\nInA Story About Afiya,my partner James Berry created a magic world forAfiya in which everything she sees and experiences leaves a new pictureon her dress,strangely,every day.Anna Cunha has re-imagined the poemand created an enchanting fantasy landscape for Afiya's adventures.This book is a wonderful weaving together of two imaginations.  \n### Myra Barrs\n\nFirst published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by Lantana Publishing Ltd.,London.www.lantanapublishing.com  \nAmerican edition published in 2020 by Lantana Publishing Ltd.,UK.info@lantanapublishing.com  \nText o James Berry,1991Illustration c Anna Cunha,2020  \nThis poem is reproduced by kind permission of the Estate of James Berry.  \nThe moral rights of the author andillustrator have been asserted.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording orotherwise,without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nDistributed in the United States and Canada by Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.241 First Avenue North,Minneapolis,MN 55401 U.S.A.  \nFor reading levels and more information,look for this title at www.lernerbooks.comCataloging-in-Publication Data Available.  \nPrinted and bound in China.Original artwork using mixed media,finished digitally.  \nISBN:978-1-911373-33-9  \nISBN:978-1-911373-45-2 eBook  \nAfiya:a Swahili name,meaning health,is pronounced Ah-fee-yah  \nLA  \nAfiya has fine black skin  \nthat shows off her white clothesand big brown eyes that laughand long limbs that play.  \n## She has a white summer frockshe wears and washes every nightthat every day 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