Books by Daniel Davidson

This is the story of a rambunctious lion cub, Tofali, who stumbles upon a cave deep in the forest. What he finds there frightens him and he runs to warn the other animals of the terrible monster that tried to attack him in the cave. When the other animals investigate, Cheka, a hyena, sees something that frightens him so he also warns the other animals of a ghost or monster. It takes Paka, a leopard cub, his mother Nina, Abu, a giraffe, and Punda, a zebra, to solve the mystery and bring trust and peace back to the community.This is a story for children about fear, prejudice, trust and cooperation and family values and what it takes to solve problems when the unknown threatens friendships.

Paka, the little leopard, finds himself stuck in the top of a burning Mopanitree. The fire was carelessly started by a mischievous lion cub named Tofali.The animals in the story are all from Africa including an elephant, a hyena, aleopard family, a lion cub, a zebra, a weaver bird, and a giraffe family. Abu,the Giraffe father, has to overcome his dislike of leopards if he is going tohelp Paka. It is an adventure about courage and helping and friendship.