It's Christmas time, and Afam has decided to create and dance his own masquerade, just like the big celebratory Mmo (masquerades) which he sees performing at festivals. Each time he starts collecting things to make his costume, family preparations for Christmas - haircuts, visiting the tailor, a church service, a trip to their village - get in the way. But in the end, Afam performs the most beautiful masquerade ever!

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Ifeoma Onyefulu was born and brought up in eastern Nigeria. She is a highly acclaimed and innovative author and photographer, who specialises in books set in her native Africa. After completing a business management course in London, she trained as a photographer, contributing to a number of magazines. Ifeoma lives in London with her husband and two young sons.