Bøker av Afra Brown

In a small town called Mounds, a family of white goats have made themselves at home. They live alongside the black lambs that have long lived in this town. Mommy and Daddy Goat have opened a new store in town selling hay. At school, their kid goat, Kelly, introduces hay as a new food to the black lamb girls. In Plains, where the goats are from, hay is a typical meal for white goats, but the black lambs in Mounds have never tried it. The lambs are used to eating fresh grass as their food. One lamb named Layla thinks trying the hay may not be a good idea. What will happen if the black lambs try a tempting new food they have never had before?This story teaches lessons on health and influence. Children will be able to learn about healthy choices, while also accepting each other's differences.

The black lambs at the Girls' Academy of Mounds are working hard at their studies in the classroom when Kelly, the new kid at school, joins the class. Kelly is a white goat from Plains, a town far away from Mounds. Kelly's long, straight locks and the lambs' short, curly wool look quite different, so the girls can't help but compare their appearances to each other. One certain lamb named Layla is confident, and does not compare herself to Kelly. Wanting her friends and Kelly to understand that their differences do not define them, Layla plans to teach the lambs and Kelly an important lesson about themselves at school this day. This story deals with nonconformity, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. With the help of Kelly, Layla, and the other lamb girls, children are sure to learn to accept themselves and others just as they are.