Jamela's Dress

Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn. But there is a happy ending in store for 'Kwela Jamela African Queen,' and just in time. In another incident, Jamela's mother purchases a length of costly fabric for a wedding, and after washing it, leaves Jamela in charge of the cloth while it dries. Jamela, however, can't resist playing dress-up, leading to another misadventure in this warmly evocative picture book set in South Africa.