An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge

Tikki Tikki Tembo

Tikki Tikki Tembo - Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent

I always thought this book was set somewhere in Africa based on the sounds in the name. I also thought it sounded racist. I was half right. It's one of those that claims to be based on a folktale but is really just amalgamated nonsense. 

 

Read this post on Grace Lin's blog for more information. And work your way through Time's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time with caution (it's super super white and not very good).