OKOMI is a chimpanzee cartoon character for very young children, produced by The Children's Project in association with The Jane Goodall Institute. Jane and the Institute have spent 40 years studying chimpanzees. The Okomi stories are based on Jane's observations of chimpanzee behaviour in the wild.

Presented as pure fiction, these delightful and useful books subtly cover many issues like fear, illness, eating, surprise, fun, laughter and new experiences, with his mother, Mama Du. Future series will introduce other themes and issues that relate directly to small children, such as sibling rivalry, tantrums and relationships, as well as more characters.

Illustrator: Tony Hutchings Authors: Helen and Clive Dorman Rights: World excl USA Produced in association with The Jane Goodall Institute. To find out more about The Jane Goodall Institute, visit in the UK www.JaneGoodall.org.uk in the USA www.JaneGoodall.org (larger site)

Title ISBN Okomi the new baby 1 903275 12 1 Okomi and the tickling game 1 903275 22 9 Plays in the leaves 1 903275 23 7 Climbs a tree 1 903275 18 0 Next Series Spring 2004 Enjoys his outings 1 903275 13 X Okomi wanders too far 1 903275 17 2 Okomi wakes up early 1 903275 16 4 Okomi goes 'fishing' 1 903275 20 2 tps: 163 x 163mm extent: 24pp printing: full colour throughout incl 4/4 cover cover: 230gsm single sided art board, laminated paper: 140gsm matt art binding: limp bound, sewn, cover drawn on UK price: £2.50 Publ. Date: Feb 2003 © 2003 The Childrens Project.