A review by readitcourt
Too Small Tola by Atinuke

4.0

This book is so sweet! Like made me cry from sweetness sweet. Tola lives with her grandmother and her two older siblings in a crumbling apartment in Lagos, Nigeria. She is small (Too Small!) but strong and feisty. This book is really three short stories about Tola and her adventures. My favorite was the story about getting ready for Easter and Eid and how Tola helps their neighbor the tailor after he is hurt. You get to see all different kinds of people who live in Lagos all through the eyes of Tola. These stories do not sugarcoat what life is like but this also isn’t written to be sad. These stories are funny and heartfelt and would be great as read aloud for early chapter book readers.