Twenty-one lively tales center Mbe, the tortoise trickster of Igbo storytelling, in a new title in African Folktales for the Young at Heart.

Mbe, the celebrated tortoise trickster of Igbo storytelling, returns in twenty-one lively tales of wit, appetite, pride, and consequence. Designed for independent reading and read-aloud use, the collection opens conversations about responsibility, patience, friendship, greed, and wisdom without turning the stories into lessons.