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By Al Campbell and Illustrated by Sanjana Singh “Once upon a time when Piggy was a swine, she jumped over a clothesline and hurt her behind.” Go along with little Piggy on her crazy adventures adapted from a traditional Jamaican rhyme. Read and learn simple rhymes, pig songs, pig nursery rhymes, and pig proverbs. This storybook is perfect for early readers.
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By Al Campbell and Illustrated by Roberta Chang “This is the story of when Kiddy was home alone. On that fateful day the goat wandered and roamed.” Go along with Kiddy on her crazy adventures as she enters Boysie’s home and wreaks havoc everywhere. The naughty she-goat makes a mess in the kitchen, plays dress-up, takes a bath and gets into some really BIG trouble! Find out about Kiddy’s many calamities on that eventful day. Read and learn simple rhymes, as well as admire the amusing and charming illustrations. This storybook is perfect for early readers.
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By Henry Garland Murray Henry Garland Murray’s Tom Kittle’s Wake (1877), recalls the story of a Jamaican fisherman, as well as his eventual wake. The author was a late nineteenth century newspaper editor and popular storyteller, who was probably the first person to write and publish his work in Jamaican Patois. An excerpt from Tom Kittle’s Wake: Old Tom Kittle was a fisherman, and in his time had been notable in that respect. He had had many a “hairbreadth ’scape” and had been the hero of many a deed that might have won a place in story; but he had not been wont to recount them, for the reason that he never at any time thought of them as highly as other people did.
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By Al Campbell and Illustrated by Dani Mota Lydia is mistreated and unhappy at home until one day she goes to fetch water at the river and meets Timbo Limbo. Find out what happens next as Lydia and Timbo Limbo discover a rare happiness together in this lonely world. Read and enjoy this retelling of a traditional Jamaican story, admire the captivating illustrations, and learn more about one of history’s most enduring myths – the origin of certain underwater life! This storybook is for early readers.
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By Henry Whiteley In 1832, Henry Whiteley, a young Methodist clergyman, travelled to Jamaica on a mission to preach the gospel to the Negro slaves and convert many to Christianity. Three Months in Jamaica is Whiteley’s account of that visit. The account was published in June 1833, and is one of the few remaining records of the working conditions and methods of punishment that existed on Jamaican sugar plantations during the period (1655-1838) when the British system of slavery existed throughout the island. An excerpt from Three Months in Jamaica: I proceeded on horseback to New Ground estate the next day. On my way thither I saw much majestic arid beautiful scenery, and enjoyed the prospect exceedingly, until I came in sight of a gang of negroes at work. Most of them were females; and they were superintended by a driver, with the cart-whip in his hand. Just as I rode past, the driver cracked his whip and cried out, “Work! Work!”
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By William Burdett William Burdett’s The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger’d Jack (1801), tells the story of Jack Mansong, an African who was captured, taken to Jamaica and forced into slavery. Jack escaped from the sugar plantation where he was forced to do slave labour by the British and ran to the mountains of the island. There he led a guerrilla group of around sixty rebels who fought, during the 1780s, for freedom that was not attained until well over fifty years after. Jack Mansong is one of the unsung heroes of Jamaica.
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By Mary O. Walcott The Island of Sunshine by Mary O. Walcott (aka Tropica) was first published in 1904. The poignant verses draw upon metaphors to celebrate her island home of Jamaica. The poet offers original and inspiring reflections on the island’s unique flora and fauna, while also allowing glimpses into a colonial society. An excerpt from The Island of Sunshine: O quaint old isle of hidden dreams! Thy lonely paths, thy silent streams, Thy woods and ancient ruins hold Many a charming tale untold. This collection includes poems such as: -The Light between the Logwood Leaves -Ferns -Song of the Coffee Field -To the Donkey -The Heart of the Island -Rose Hall -When the Sunlight Touches the River -An Island Spring -Under the Roseapple Boughs -In a Banana Walk -Job’s Tears -Blinkeys
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The Children’s Hymn and Song Book contains 101 traditional hymns and praise songs that children have sung for many years. This is a wide-ranging collection of well-loved songs that children of all ages can enjoy singing. The collection is arranged thematically with a wide variety of hymns and songs: - FOR LITTLE CHILDREN - ACTION SONGS - EASTER - CHRISTMAS - MORNING AND EVENING - PRAYER - SPIRITUALS - PRAISE The Children’s Hymn and Song Book includes hymns and praise songs such as: - Jesus Loves Me - I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy - Jesus Loves The Little Children - This Little Light Of Mine - Gentle Jesus, Meek And Mild - All Things Bright and Beautiful - Suffer Little Children To Come Unto Me - If I Come to Jesus - If You’re Happy And You Know It - Smile Awhile - Deep and Wide - Watch Your Eyes - There Is a Green Hill Far Away - Away In a Manger - Go Tell It On The Mountain - Morning Has Broken - Now the Day Is Over - Whisper a Prayer in the Morning - He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands - It Will Soon Be Done - Do Lord, Remember Me! - Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen - I’ve Got Peace Like a River - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Abide With Me - Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven - Let Us with a Gladsome Mind - Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! - Amazing Grace
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By Baptist Wriothesley Noel The Case of George William Gordon, Esq., of Jamaica by Baptist Wriothesley Noel examines the events that led to the execution by hanging after the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865 of The Right Excellent George William Gordon, National Hero of Jamaica. Noel details Gordon the successful businessman, Christian and family man, as well as the flimsy and unfair charges brought against him by the colonial government for suspicion of having planned the rebellion. An excerpt from The Case of George William Gordon, Esq., of Jamaica: As a Christian and a man of strong affections it was impossible that he should not use his influence to protect the weak from suffering wrong. More than many rich men do, he resembled the patriarch, who could say of himself, “When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. I was a father to the poor, and the cause that I knew not I searched out; and I break the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.”
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By Claude McKay Claude McKay was one of the twentieth century’s finest poets and Songs of Jamaica (1912) was his first published work. This is a pioneering collection written in Jamaican Patois, the first of its kind. In the opening poem ‘Quashie to Buccra’ he begins by asserting the labourer’s voice: “You tas’e petater an’ you say it sweet, But you no know how hard we wuk fe it; You want a basketful fe quattiewut, ’Cause you no know how ’tiff de bush fe cut.” This collection includes poems such as: - QUASHIE TO BUCCRA - KING BANANA - SCHOOL-TEACHER NELL’S LUB-LETTER - HARD TIMES - CUDJOE FRESH FROM DE LECTURE - MOTHER DEAR - KILLIN’ NANNY - MY NATIVE LAND, MY HOME - BENEATH THE YAMPY SHADE - TO CLARENDON HILLS AND H. A. H. - WHEN YOU WANT A BELLYFUL - STROKES OF THE TAMARIND SWITCH
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By Al Campbell and Illustrated by Xin Ning Ding “Charlie, get up! Get up with the rising sun!” Join Charlie and his mother as they pick and count one dozen papayas. Along the way they also discover many different uses for the delicious fruit. Enjoy this heart-warming story that has been adapted from a traditional Jamaican song. • Enjoy counting the papayas • A fun way to learn how to count • An easy way to read and learn division • Discover different uses for papayas • Read together and encourage child participation This storybook is perfect for early readers.
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By George Cruikshank George Cruikshank’s Runaway Cudjoe (1856), tells the true story of a runaway slave in 1820s Jamaica. Cudjoe escapes into the mountains where he lives for the first time as freed man with other runaways. Their liberty is constantly under threat from the British military on the hunt. This story reveals the strong resistance that some Jamaicans demonstrated in their fight against slavery.
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