Ermias Ekube – illustratör

This is a bilingual children’s book which is based on Eritrean and Ethiopian folklore. Written by Nazareth (PhD), a linguist, depicts the interplay of people and animals with their environment. While dealing with an issue of justice for the conflict between the farmer and the snake, it gives a good insight into how people could affect the ecosystem. Published in hard cover, one of the prominent Eritrean artist Ermias gave life to the story with his realistic illustration-cum-paintings.

This original children’s book titled “The Fox who pretends to be a monk with beads” is published in hard cover. The fox pretends to be a monk in order to lure a colony of guinea-pigs and eat them. This can be suitable for children between the ages of 9 and 14. Fitwi (PhD) took the title from a Tigrinya proverb which explains pretension and created his own story around it. Ermias who is one of the prominent Eritrean artists, now in exile, has also given the story life with his realistic illustration-cum-paintings.

This is a bilingual children’s book which is based on Eritrean and Ethiopian folklore. Written by Nazareth (PhD), a linguist, depicts the interplay of people and animals with their environment. While dealing with an issue of justice for the conflict between the farmer and the snake, it gives a good insight into how people could affect the ecosystem. Published in hard cover, one of the prominent Eritrean artist Ermias gave life to the story with his realistic illustration-cum-paintings.