Oma: An Interactive Children's Book

Oma the ostrich takes us on an adventure across Samburu Land in Kenya to the famous River Ewaso Nyiro. She is on a mission to find water and be reunited with her seven sisters. During her long journey, Oma meets interesting animals.

Using an interactive story-telling model, this book encourages young readers to read, think, write, and illustrate.

Lily Mabura has been awarded the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, Kenya's National Book Week Literary Award, and the Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers Award. She was also shortlisted for the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing. Her children's books include Ali the Little Sultan, Saleh Kanta and the Cavaliers, and Seth the Silly Gorilla.

Cover design and illustrations by Eva Mabura.