Where There Is Love: A Story in AFrican Proverbs

Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs 

by Shantay Grant

Illustrated by Letitia Moreno

Penguin Workshop

an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC

2025

32 pages

ISBN: 97805893659939

Beautifully told and illustrated with love, Where There Is Love follows a young girl on her visit to her Nana's (grandmother) for a large family gathering. Everyone pitches in, and Nana says, 
"Many hands make short work." 

There's a bustle inside in the kitchen and stories and dancing outside in the yard. Nana is inspiring and full of wisdom that she passes on to her grandchild. She says, "Having a good discussion is like having riches." The girl listens intently and knows Nana's words are truth. 

The author has included a map of Africa with countries identified and each proverb listed is attributed to its country of origin. This tool is excellent to introduce the continent of Africa to readers. Many adults in America probably cannot name four African countries correctly, and test scores show American children do not know much bout geography.

This little book of wisdom is a must-read for its message and its gorgeous delivery. Where There Is Love is one of my favorites for awards season. I suspect it will be on many state lists and even the ALA picture book recommendations.

Highly, highly recommended ages 2 and up.