By Sanna Stanley

Frances Foster Books, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2002
Ages 4-8
Hardcover, ISBN: 0-374-35017-5

It’s market day in Luzolo’s village, and she has a five-franc coin to spend. Her parents tell her that on market day, “No one gets something for nothing.” She must choose wisely, they say, and bargain for a fair price. There are so many things Luzolo would like to have, but she remembers to be careful as she spends her money. Then she and her friend Kiese discover that Mama Lusufu has a wild monkey for sale, and the girls embark on an elaborate chain of barters and bargaining to rescue the monkey.

Honors:
ASPCA The Henry Bergh Children’s Book Honor, 2003

Subjects:

• Animals
• International Settings