Imani`s Moon, Brown-Wood Janay

Little Imani is the smallest one in her village. The other children make fun of her and tell her shes too tiny, that shes an ant, that a meerkat might stomp her, and that shell never amount to anything. Imani begins to believe them.

At bedtime, Imanis mama tells her traditional Maasai stories about the moon goddess Olapa and Anansi the spider. They accomplished the impossible. Imanis mama tells her that she is the one who needs to believe if she wants to reach new heights. So Imani sets out to touch the moon.