Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koi and the Kola Nuts


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The result was keep. Sarahj2107 (talk) 13:16, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Koi and the Kola Nuts

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Not entirely sure what this is. Contested prod. Bradv 04:02, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
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 * keep, this folktale meets WP:GNG as it has been related in a number of books including Tales from the Story Hat and Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia by Verna Aardema, and Koi and the Kola Nuts by Brian Gleeson. WorldCat shows library holdings of over 400, over 500, and about 200 respectively. There are reviews from kirkus reviews,  - "Laced with the liberal humor that is Aardema’s hallmark, Koi’s story and his sturdy spirit will draw readers in, as will the many uses of the kola nut and the lesson of doing good for others. In Cepeda’s vibrant illustrations, the Liberian landscape glistens and its people dance across the page, while the last scene—of Koi as a chief—is a portrait of ebullience rewarded.",  - "The formula is tried and true; this (unsourced) African version is well paced, eventful, and spiced with colorful details, excellent for sharing aloud. Ruffins's subtly expressive art is rendered in a flat, childlike style with pleasingly gentle colors and faces and figures that recall African art.", and  - "Engrossing, often humorous, and refreshingly uncluttered, these stories should appeal to children of reading and pre-reading age."; Booklist - "Aardema's honed narrative and Cepeda's vigorous illustrations make this an attractive version." and Library Journal - "Her revision is accompanied by Cepeda's ebullient oil paintings; his vivid colors, often presented in unexpected combinations and applied thickly, add texture to the already dynamic compositions.",  Coolabahapple (talk) 14:55, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep and improve - Based on a number of news and web sources brought up by Google searches, it appears that "Koi and the Kola Nuts" is a children's folktale from Liberia that has been the subject of (a) a picture book for children that likely meets GNG for books based on reviews (as noted above), (b) a children's video on which Whoopi Goldberg and Herbie Hancock performed, and (c) a puppet show for children that has been presented in various places by various puppeteers. The article right now is deficient in that it does not get at any of this, but the actual tale appears to be notable. TheBlinkster (talk) 00:07, 18 April 2016 (UTC)


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