Asante and the Rain Forest Creatures is an African folk tale retold by Muhawe Ritah. Within this captivating short story lies an entertaining and educative message to the young ones with full picture illustrations for effective learning. These stories were told while the young children sat around the fire listening to their elders and learning from their wisdom. Elders used these stories to pass on wisdom and cautioning the young ones on the different challenges in life, decision making and grooming them to be responsible adults in the society.