SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
If every child received an education, 171 million people would be lifted out of poverty.
Erin Ganju, co-founder of Room to Read
This display panel lists the latest South African children’s books which have been reviewed. See the Reviews section (by year).
Picture Books
ALL SQUAWK NO TALK by John Bush, illustrated by Lindsay van Blerk (Storytime Africa 2011)
CREEPY CRAWLY CATERPILLAR & THE BUTTERFLY INSIDE by Tamar Dakes, illustrated by Joanne Marsden (Beaming Kids 2011)
FEELING SHEEPISH by Sanby Mitchell (XLibris 2009)
FINDING AUNT JOAN by Jenny Hatton, illustrated by Joan Rankin (Jacana 2011)
HELGA’S BIG SPLASH by Matthew Kalil & Archie Collier (XLibris 2009)
MOVING HOUSE by Jenny Hatton, illustrated by Joan Rankin (Jacana 2011)
SWIMMING IN THE SUN by Jenny Hatton, illustrated by Joan Rankin (Jacana 2011)
WHO’S AFRAID OF THE DARK? by Dianne Stewart, illustrated by Joan Rankin (Jacana 2011)
WHO’S WHO IN THE WONDERFUL WOODS by Tamar Dakes, illustrated by Joanne Marsden (Beaming Kids 2011)
Primary
SOME OF US ARE LEOPARDS, SOME OF US ARE LIONS by Mike Kantey, illustrated by Nelda Vermaak (2nd revised edition watermark press 2011; 1st published Human & Rousseau 1987)
THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING SPOTS by Liz McKenzie, illustrated by Angela Key (Golden Orb 2011)
WHY DOG IS AFRAID OF STORMS by Maryanne Bester, illustrated by Shayle Bester (Jacana 2011)
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FINDING AUNT JOAN / MOVING HOUSE /
by Jenny Hatton Three charming little square books which make a sort of sequence – the process of packing up one home, moving to the next, and enjoying life when you get there. More ... |
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South African Children's Books in Print (SACBIP)
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