ትኩስ ቡና እንወዳለን

Summary

In southwest Ethiopia during the time when the author of this story was growing up there, coffee grew wild in the forests of what was then Kaffa Province, which might well be where coffee originated! Coffee still grows wild there, but now it’s also being cultivated in shade plantations within the area’s forests. Hopefully, shade-grown coffee, as a cash crop, will help preserve some of the Southern Forest Block of Ethiopia. All over the country, Ethiopians naturally feel proud of their indigenous plant, now loved around the world, and they have developed an elaborate coffee ceremony as well as numerous proverbs about coffee. Caroline heard these proverbs in Amharic and wanted to use them in a Ready Set Go book, but it took her a while to figure out how to write a story for children about an adult drink! With Gina DaCruz’s bright, happy illustrations, this story is sure to be loved by children in both the U.S. and Ethiopia.