Why Newly Born Babies Can't Talk and Other Stories (Children books) (Tales by Twilight 2) is written beautifully by King Samuel Benson. After reading this authors other work I had to have this new release. African stories that have been handed down for generations by mouth are finally in print. With a slightly modernized version can now be told for more generations without worry of the stories being lost."Why Newborn Babies Can't Talk" The tales in this short read tell how babies were born talki [...]

Unlike European and Asian folktales, that have been recorded in books for centuries, stories from Africa have been passed down by word of mouth until very recently. That would explain the rarity of African folktales on our bookshelves; and also the uniqueness of the stories, for a story changes just a little bit with every retelling. It is, however, important to preserve these tales for the future generations with no further corruption from the outside world. Such writers as King Samuel Benson, [...]

“Why Newly Born Babies Can’t Talk and Other Stories (Children Books) (Tales by Twilight)” by King Samuel Benson is the second book by this talented writer in his series of African folk tales retold for a more modern audience.Short and poignant they are ‘legend’-like explanations about oddities of the world, such as why is a Tortoise bald? Why can’t babies talk? Why do pigs rummage through garbage? The short stories, based on good night stories as told to the author by members of his [...]

In WHY NEWLY BORN BABIES CAN’T TALK and Other Stories, King Samuel Benson has once again brought together a small group of classic folktales, interpreted and retold for our modern ear. The author has a warm and gentle way in telling these tales. One of my favorites begins, “Many, many years ago when animals could still talk, there lived the first clan of animals in a remote village in Africa.” This was an enjoyable read filled with lessons and culture. It makes a nice companion to Tales by [...]

I honestly have never read any folktales from Africa and, so far, this has proved to be the best children stories I have read.The folktales in this collection are incredibly thrilling.I really admire how King Samuel Benson presents these thrilling tales. Why the tortoise is Bald - Is an amusing story. A very entertaining piece that I enjoyed reading! Why Pigs are Attracted to Refuse Dumps - Is a wonderful, crafty fairy tale with its own subtle moral lesson.

Why Newly Born Babies Can't Talk is a skill fully written short story that explains how babies were once born able to speak until a curse was placed on one baby and all that followed that they would be able to until they were older. It is a wonderfully written piece of folk lore! Why the tortoise is Bald - Is an amusing story. A very entertaining piece that I enjoyed reading! Why Pigs are Attracted to Refuse Dumps - Is a wonderful, crafty fairy tale with its own subtle moral lesson.Each of these [...]

My son refused to go to bed until I finished reading these stories to him, and when I was done, he checked to make sure I had read them all. I really admire how King Samuel Benson presents these thrilling tales. I can't wait for a third collection!

The folktales in this collection are incredibly thrilling. So thrilling I read them over again. I honestly have never read any folktale from Africa and, so far, this has proved to be the best children stories I've read. This is the first book I'm reading by this author. I'm definitely going to be catching up on the first collection of these folktales. Tales by Twilight, is it?

King Samuel Benson will blow your mind with this one! My niece read the last page with me, and she has taken it to start from the beginning. Really very funny stories and with lessons, too! This is definitely an author worth watching. Five full stars for this one!

This author has gone on a drive with this one. Second collection of the Tales by Twilight children book series, and the stories here beat my expectations. I can highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a unique, hugely entertaining and educating children story collection.

Written in the tradition of Rudyard Kipling, these three stories explain the mythical origin of certain aspects of our life that we tend to take for granted: such as the fact that babies don’t talk, that tortoises are bald, and that pigs like to dig through garbage piles. As you read this short collection, you will encounter talking babies, river goddesses, angry mobs who get punished for their wrongdoings, and other interesting characters who will amuse you, entertain you, and make you think. [...]