The Proud Kid and the Stream

A children’s picture book by Paschal Shija. The kid was so proud of himself that he could climb on boulders. He forgot that there were things that he could not do. One day he fails to cross a stream, and that is when he realises that he was not supposed to look down upon others. A short, illustrated moral tale using a familiar animal character to teach young children the dangers of pride and the wisdom of humility. In the tradition of African children’s storytelling that uses animals as mirrors for human behaviour, the book offers a simple moment of reckoning when the kid’s confidence meets its limit. For early primary school children, classroom moral education, and family reading at home. Colour illustrations and brief text make the book accessible to emerging readers and suitable for reading aloud by parents and teachers.