Contents
- Chidubem, the Little Shadow
- Chidubem's Special Welcome for Mommy
- When Munachi Was Sad
- Munachi's Love for Stories
- Munachi and Theodore
- Munachi's Big Heart
- Their Special Bond
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Sunday Family Time
- Munachi's Family in Uppsala
- The Day Shelly Came to Visit
- The Surprise — Uncle and Edna
- Granny, Please Rest
- The Malmö Festival
- Sharing the Chicken
- Helping Mommy with Chidubem
- The Final Bedtime
Films
Malmö harbour
Munachi stands on the harbour in Malmö at sunset, smiling, the Turning Torso tower behind her.
I want apple
Chidubem sits between Mommy and Munachi, talking. Mommy kisses his cheek while Munachi laughs.
The running hug
Chidubem waits in the kindergarten doorway, then runs and throws his arms around Mommy's neck.
Please read my book
Munachi holds up her book, then reads it with Mommy on the rug.
The drawing comes to life
Munachi holds up her drawing for the family. The room becomes the story she is telling — castles, a king and queen, light everywhere.
The baby in the story
Munachi sits by the fire in a red scarf, holding a wrapped present, snow falling outside.
Munachi and Theodore
Munachi and Theodore, each in their own bedroom, laughing together on the phone.
Dinner together
The family around a long restaurant table, candles lit, laughing and passing plates.
Everyone arrives
Family photographs on a wall, then everyone arriving and hugging in a bright kitchen.
About
Munachi makes up stories. She draws a picture, stands in front of whoever is nearby, and tells them what is happening in it. After a while I wanted to give her one in return — her own story, with the people she loves in it.
Everything here is hers: the family, the city, the small kindnesses. I only wrote it down.