Dhegdheer: A Scary Somali Folktale

Pronounced Deg/duur, this story is a widely known folktale in Somalia. Somewhat like the witch in Hansel and Gretel, Dhegdheer is known to gobble up children. While it is a scary story, no one gets eaten in this version. Retold by Marian Hassan, with illustrations by Betsy Bowen, this book is part of the Somali Bilingual Book Project of the Minnesota Humanities Commission.