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Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls (Too Small Tola series)
Atinuke
Illustrator: Onyinye Iwu
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-2517-4
Keywords: siblings, grandmother, street markets
Tola is a great help to her family in Lagos, Nigeria, because although she's small, her wits and determination aren't. Detailed black-and-white illustrations.