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Katiiti’s Song
Philippa Kabali-Kagwa
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Philippa Kabali-Kagwa. Illustrator: Mary Marble. Designer: Kirsten Walker. Editor: Helen Moffett.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: Katiiti’s Song (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Pause at the changing songs and expressions; invite your child to guess what the gorilla is trying to do before turning the page.
- Themes
- A familiar song: Katiiti’s mother sings a special song to call her, and the two sing together on the way home. The shared song is presented as a meaningful bond between mother and child.
- The gorilla’s imitation: The gorilla sings Maama’s song in an attempt to make his voice sweeter; Katiiti hides, and her mother later chases him away. The gorilla’s actions are presented as crafty, but the story does not explain his motives or offer a broader lesson.
- Worth knowing
- Katiiti runs to hide in a cave after meeting the gorilla; the encounter brings a brief moment of worry, though her mother later chases him away.