Abiola

About the Book

Abiola's having a tough time. First, all the children tease him because his fingers look weird. His friend Leroy eventually came up with the idea that Abiola should rub an herbal concoction of engine oil, peanut butter, cloves, bay leaves, candle wax and other unknown ingredients on his fingers. He got it from Mazie Charles, an old lady who lived in Silver Sands down on the beach. Abiola was almost lured into his friend's plans but his brother, St. Claire, told him that old wives remedies were usually a waste of time. So what the heck does Abiola do?

About the Author

It was only after taking an Early Childhood Literature elective at the University of South Florida that Simone Callender endlessly scribbled children?s stories and poems in notebooks. On completion of her scholastic tenure she was offered a position as a private tutor to a Middle Eastern royal family. It was here that she would read her stories to the royal children?their favorite was Abiola: The Little Boy with the Magic Fingers. "Read it again, Miss Simone," they would exclaim. Now, with the release of this novel, the author hopes to delight and inspire other children with a series of books about her lovable hero, Abiola.