"E is for Ethiopia" is a rhyming alphabet book that will appeal to both children and adults. With thirty-two pages of full colour photographs, this book is a unique journey through Ethiopian life and culture. It is a perfect introduction for someone learning about Ethiopia for the first time, or a beautiful book for those familiar with this great land.

SENDING BOOKS TO ETHIOPIA
 

Through profits from our domestic book sales and donations from both individuals and organizations, we have sent over 600 books to Ethiopia. For more photos and information on where these books have gone, please click here.
 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Lori Prodan and Keith Holmes lived in Awassa, Ethiopia for two years as part of a Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) program. Keith worked as a bridge engineer and Lori trained elementary school teachers. Click here to visit their personal "Ethiopian Adventure" website. They currently live in Vancouver, Canada where Keith works for MMM Group and Lori works for the Vancouver School Board.

Where are the Books in North America?

Who's Buying "E is for Ethiopia"?

As of June 17, 2007

March 13, 2011

Book sales have been closed.

January 02, 2011

We have extended sales for the winter 2011 season.

November 28, 2010

By popular demand, we have re-opened our sales for the 2010 holiday season.

July 21, 2010

We have exhausted our last print run and, with mixed feelings, have decided to close down the operation. Thank you kindly for your interest and support over the past few years. We do have a final major shipment of books to Ethiopia so please check back here later for updates on this initiative.

Feb 7, 2010

We have made a little author video and posted on YouTube. Please click here to see Lori discuss some of the aspects of the book's development and distribution.

Dec 9, 2009

We have created a neat little App that converts between the Ethiopian and Western dates. It works on both the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. To download from iTunes, please go here. For more info on the Ethiopian date and time, please go here.

Jul 19, 2008

A new addition to our household is imminent! We figure to have our hands full and so we will not be selling books for the next few months. Please check back later! Thank you for your interest.

Dec 29, 2007

We have updated our "Books to Ethiopia" site with photos, stories and new information on how the books are being distributed in Ethiopia.

Aug 26, 2007

Our book has become very popular in the adoption community. Check out a few of these supportive blog postings: adoptionblogs.com,  Raising Lucy,  Aussieopian Family. Thank you!

Jul 7, 2007

Our new print run is in! Thank you to everyone for their patience.

Jun 23, 2007

This past Wednesday, Lori was a panel guest on the CBC's radio program, On the Coast with host Priya Ramu. The panel topic was about VSO and each of the three guests were invited to share their experiences as a returned VSO volunteer. Priya was also interested to hear about our book and gave Lori the opportunity to discuss our project in detail. Thank you CBC! To hear excerpts from the broadcast, please click one of the following links:

• The full segment including intro and interview with VSO's Adam Hess - 15 minutes (6 MB file size).
• Lori's response to Priya's question on how a VSO placement can change you - 44 seconds (300 KB)
• Lori's description of E is for Ethiopia - 75 seconds (500 KB)
• Lori's website plug - 19 seconds (130 KB)

Jun 17, 2007

We have exhausted our third print run of books and have a fourth print run on the way! Of the first 2000 copies, 550 were sent to Ethiopia as donation. The remaining 1450 were sold around the world. Please click on the map and pie graph for details.

Apr 30, 2007

Over the past few months, we have mailed 30 boxes of books to Ethiopia. Each box contains 17 books, thus keeping the box just a hair under 2 kg and much cheaper to send. This past weekend, we reached our goal of 500 books sent! We will pause for a few months and see how things go at the other end. Our domestic sales continue to shine - we have now sold almost 1200 copies.

Feb 15, 2007

We have created a desktop widget that displays the time and date in Ethiopian format. Please click here for more information.

Feb 2, 2007

CODE has purchased 600 books for distribution in Ethiopia and Canada. The Canadian bound books are part of CODE's Project Love program, a hands-on global education program from Canadian youth.

Jan 6, 2007

Through the 2006 Christmas season, over $1,000 was donated by individuals to send books to Ethiopia. Thank You! Click here for more information.

Dec 18, 2006

Our book is now available for purchase at the UBC Museum of Anthropology Book Shop.

Nov 7, 2006

The book is self-published through First Choice Books.