Obi's Mud Bath

Zimbabwe is having a dry spell, and it’s way too hot for young rhino Obi. On the hunt for a cool, ooey, gooey, mud bath, he gets his snout stuck in one mess after another. Finally, with help from his new friends, Obi realizes that teamwork and some fancy moves – might just help beat the heat.

Inspired by an actual event, Obi’s Mud Bath includes Common Core Connections and explores themes of perseverance, friendship, and the power of believing.

Author Biography

Annette Schottenfeld is the author of Obi’s Mud Bath and Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma. She is passionate about writing for children, hip-hop dance, and environmental issues, believing all have the power to change lives. Obi’s Mud Bath is partnered with Water.org, an organization which brings safe water and sanitation to families around the world. Born a Jersey girl, Annette currently lives with her family in New York. www.annetteschottenfeld.com Folasade Adeshida is an illustrator and Graphic designer. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, she is passionate about African folklore and telling African stories. Folasade grew up on a steady diet of fantasy books and seeks to recreate for African children the same sense of wonder those books sparked in her. When she isn’t lllustrating she is bingeing true crime podcasts with her cat Odin. See more of her work at www.artoffolashade.com We thank our cultural sensitivity reader, Esau Jabulani Mavindidze, for his help in making this book. Esau was born in Zimbabwe and has degrees from the University of Zimbabwe and Syracuse University. A Fulbright Scholar, Esau has worked as a lecturer at the African Studies Center and Penn Language Center of the University of Pennsylvania where he designed a Shona language and cultural studies program. Esau now lives in North Carolina with his wife and two lovely kids.