▁Michael ▁Daniel ▁Amb atch ew ▁( 1 9 6 7 - 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Eth iop ian ▁children ' s ▁book ▁writer . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁Sid ama ▁T ales ▁and ▁A lem aye hu . ▁Although ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁Western ▁stories ▁like ▁P uss ▁in ▁Bo ots , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁impro ving ▁the ▁publishing ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁native ▁Eth iop ian ▁children ' s ▁literature , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁on ▁literature ▁in ▁general . ▁ ▁A ▁bel oved ▁father ▁and ▁family ▁member , ▁his ▁literature ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁hum orous ▁and ▁a ▁joy ▁to ▁read . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Michael ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Moscow ▁to ▁an ▁Eth iop ian ▁father ▁and ▁an ▁Indian ▁mother ▁He ▁attended ▁Add is ▁Ab aba ▁University , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁Books ▁▁ ▁Animal ▁T ales ▁of ▁Sid ama ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁B ong ani ▁in ▁Add is ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁A ▁Cl uster ▁of ▁Re jections ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁A lem aye hu ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁M imi ▁Myst ery ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁British ▁Council ▁Sank of a ▁Ob itu ary ▁ ▁Little ▁H ands ▁Books ▁Live ▁Inter view ▁▁ ▁Category : E th iop ian ▁children ' s ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁birth