by Kofi Amouzou | Aug 24, 2016 | News
Cher Kofi, Merci d’être venu faire votre presentation a l’Alliance. Le sujet a beaucoup intéressé nos membres et vos reflexions sur la langue federatrice et la l’importance de la culture française et francophone sont tout a fait en accord avec notre vision et notre mission. Je vous souhaite beaucoup de succes avec vos livres et j’espère que nous aurons l’occasion de travailler ensemble sur d’autres projets dans le futur. Bien cordialement, Christine...
by Kofi Amouzou | Feb 11, 2016 | News
“I enjoyed your presentation in my class that day. I felt more informed. It was a very educational experience. Thank you.” — Austin T. (A Thank-you e-mail note from a...
by Kofi Amouzou | Feb 6, 2016 | News
“I enjoyed this book when I read it, but I have appreciated it more these weeks and months later. I didn’t expect it to stay with me like it has. My first impression was of a nice memoir told in a charming voice for a young audience. As time has passed, many of the simple events and happenings have resonated with me: the food preparation, the experience of the elders like Adjovito, Papa’s work as a logger and his subsequent illness. Also memorable are Kofi’s school experiences: the history lessons on Sundjiata Keita and the Mali Empire, the division of land into Togo, Ghana & Benin, the math tricks, the memorization melodies. What makes the book unique is young Kofi’s point of view juxtaposed against the telling of the real story of a people who struggled but persevered. Because we get the story from the eyes of a boy from 8-13 we are tricked in a good way to digest more of the story. And although the story is deep, it is never brutal; although light, it’s never trivial. That mix is slyly refreshing and stays with you after you read it. And that’s very unique. I would recommend this book because it gives the reader, in a very accessible and manageable volume, the experience of a typical West African childhood that illuminates our similarities through the specific lens of one boy in Togo who loves his family and learned through them to never give up.” — Read on Barnesandnoble and on...
by Kofi Amouzou | Feb 4, 2016 | News
“…What makes the book unique is young Kofi’s point of view juxtaposed against the telling of the real story of a people who struggled but persevered.” — An amazon review The audiobook of Kofi, a Child of Lavie is now on Audible, Amazon, and...
by Kofi Amouzou | Feb 4, 2016 | News
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by Kofi Amouzou | Nov 29, 2014 | Events
Kofi will be a Class Guest Speaker at Westchester Community College on Tuesday December 2, 2014
by Kofi Amouzou | Nov 20, 2014 | Events
Kofi and Concord Road 3rd graders will be chatting on December 5. One can never tell what would happen. But it would be fun, kids say the darndest things, that’s for sure.
by Kofi Amouzou | Nov 20, 2014 | News
When asked what the holiday season is all about, the first thing people say is “fun, family time.” November always brings that excitement as the leaves stir the wind. Thanksgiving is here. Hanukah and Christmas next. This means food and gifts. Everyone is excited. Children the most. Yes, I remember being excited about food during the holiday season. Not Thanksgiving, but Christmas. Not turkey, but rice. Imported perfumed rice. But my excitement was always threatened because we didn’t have much and could not afford perfumed rice. Sometimes it was like Mom and Dad would be secretly wishing for Christmas to be postponed. But the excitement was like some lanky weed. The more it was slashed at, the more it grows. Read more. Get your copy of Kofi, a Child of Lavie this holiday...