The Mean Hyena: A Folktale from Malawi

by Judy Sierra, Michael Bryant (Illustrator)

After suffering as a victim of one of Fisi the hyena's nasty tricks, Kamba the tortoise offers to paint new coats for all the animals as a way of getting revenge on Fisi

Genres: Animals, Fiction, Fantasy, Picture Books, Cultural

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best kind of folktale; dueling tricksters accidentally creating the world

[Ksenia Roeder · Rating 3 out of 5]

likable story, eye for eye concept, ok illustrations

[Juliette · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I put this in my multicultural "shelf", I'll skip the review I do for those simply because it really is not representative of the culture. It's a good book, I would describe it as an African version of Aesop's fables.
The Hyena causes trouble for turtle and turtle gives it right back.