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Abiyoyo

by Pete Seeger

Music, magic, and a giant in town

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Music, magic, and a giant in town

Adapted from a South African lullaby and folk story, *Abiyoyo* brings music and a father’s magic tricks into a community that has little patience for either. After the boy and his father are driven away, a hungry giant threatens the town, setting up a story about how the pair’s unusual talents may be of use when the community faces danger. The picture-book premise connects folklore, playful performance, and cooperation in a rescue tale.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in folk stories and fairy-tale adaptations
  • Young readers who enjoy stories featuring music, magic tricks, and giants
  • Families seeking a picture book with themes of cooperation and community

Themes

Folklore and adaptationMusic and performanceMagicCooperationCommunity

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Book overview

A young boy and his father save the town that ostracized them from a hungry giant in this picture book adaptation of a South African lullaby and folk story.

In a small town, one young boy loves walking around playing the ukulele, but the people get tired of the clink, clunk, clonk and beg him to stop while covering their ears! The boy's father has a magic wand he uses to make things disappear, like a playing card or a glass of water--or a chair just as someone's about to sit.

The townspeople have had quite enough of the boy's noise and the father's tricks and drive them from the town. But then the giant called Abiyoyo comes to town and starts gobbling up everything in sight. If they work together, can the magician and his son make this very big problem disappear?
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