博客來English-Jamaican Patois/Jamaican Creole (Patwa): Children’s Picture Book. Learn Jamaican Patois through fun Caribbean Storybooks for children.
Ace and Maya had no problems with homework,
And at school, they’d always get a good grade.
But one t’ing the pickney dem would always avoid
was the bath ’cause dem nuh like fi bade.
Until... they find themselves in a very sticky situation.
A mix of rhythm and patois to put the reggae into reading. Naia Lewis brings storytelling to life. Using rhyme, wordplay and repetition, children, friends and family can read along and join in on the joy.
For children who love:
Dr Seuss Books
Julia Donaldson Books
Benjamin Zephaniah Books
Anansi the Spider Stories
JoJo and Gran Gran created by Laura Henry-Allain MBE
Rastamouse created by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza
Connecting the Caribbean to the diaspora and beyond. As a qualified teacher, Naia Lewis knows the value of writing stories that teach a valuable lesson in a fun and light-hearted way. As a woman from the Jamaican diaspora, Lewis writes children’s stories that embrace the Caribbean culture using Jamaican patois and rhyme in a way that is accessible to early readers. This allows children from all different backgrounds to learn and understand the Caribbean language and culture in a fun and easy way.
With a mix of rhythm and patois to put the reggae into reading, Naia Lewis brings storytelling to life. Using rhyme, wordplay and repetition, children, friends and family can read along and join in on the joy.
Naia Lewis tells stories that can be retold, remembered, recited and related to real-life situations so that children can begin to ignite their love for reading whilst applying and analysing what they have learnt from each tale.
