Sugarfoots Tattle-Tale Series: Sugarfootn' with the Irish with an African Twist

By Barbara Nyaliemaa Mosima and Karim R. Whalen

“Sugar roads and sugar toes
Sugarfoots and all that glows
In my hand the stones will be
And my imagination
Will be with me…”
And with that, the Sugarfoots dolls come to life! Babelle, a young African-American girl who is the appointed caretaker of the Sugarfoots, is just moments away from arriving in the town of Castlebar in the west of Ireland!
The annual Roola Boola Festival is underway. Aisling is waiting patiently for them to arrive and the Sugarfoots soon discover she is nothing like they expected.
As on any journey they take, the Sugarfoots are full of questions and eager to find out what folktales they can learn about and take back with them to the Sugarfoots village. The age old tale of The Knowledge of the Salmon satisfies their inquisitiveness for new cultural discoveries.
In a bustling world of video mania, children as well as parents will delight in taking a break from the keyboard, while learning about the Irish culture and experiencing the joy of folklore. These stories that have been passed down for generations will intrigue young minds and bring smiles of remembrance from parents for these dubious fables of yesteryear with a fresh new twist.
It will be up to them to determine if the folktale is true or not…

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477252345

Barbara Nyaliemaa Mosima

Barbara EL Wilson is a graduate of Howard University's Drama Department, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and has also taught at the Duke Ellington School for the Performance Arts. She is an accomplished actress, comedienne, storyteller and entrepreneur, and has performed throughout the Washington metropolitan area and the East Coast. Ms. Wilson founded Sugarfoots in 1992, a company that designs cultural soft-sewn rag dolls, created in the three complexion shades of Cocoa, Ginger and Cinnamon. She has been featured in The Washington Post, numerous local news broadcasts, Latina Magazine, Family Digest and thrice in Essence Magazine. Along with Sugarfoots dolls, the Sugarfoots family includes children’s books, storytelling workshops and a performing arts summer camp. Ms. Wilson was a principal performer in the No Neck Monster Theatre Company's production of Sanctuary D.C., nominated in 1988 for the Helen Hayes Award. In the Washington, D.C. comedy-drama production of An Oral History of Tarawaga County, Ms. Wilson's performance was reviewed as "A Goddess of a Black Woman, with warmth and style". She continues to be well noted for her bright comic performances. She has worked with celebrity artists such as Ruby Dee, the late Ossie Davis, Patti Labelle, and Bill Cosby. She is a dedicated and committed performer and delights audiences wherever her path may lead her. Through Sugarfoots, Ms Wilson has performed storytelling workshops for the Girl Scouts of America, Jack and Jill, Boys and Girls Clubs, Schools, Museums, the Outreach Children's Theatre Company’s touring production of The Golden Journey and Interact, a children's touring production throughout the Washington metropolitan area. With this rich blend of theatrical talents, Ms. Wilson brings to the art of storytelling a unique fusion of improvisation, movement and comic overture. She resides in Washington, D.C. with her son Parker.

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