Book Choices

Jay Heale's selection of six top choice children's books from South African children's literature (in English) in a number of age ranges and topics.

Books known to be out of print have been omitted.

NB. If you would like to get copies of any of the books you have the following options available:

If you are fortunate enough to have a bookshop nearby you can ask them to order copies.
You can order them directly from the publisher through their websites.
You can picket outside Parliament for SA children’s books to receive some acknowledgement and support!

Madiba Magic by Various Authors and Illustrators	Do NOT open this book! by Andy Lee	Surprise! Surprise! by Niki Daly	Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela by Chris van Wyk
An African Mother Christmas by Gçina Mhlophe	The Best Bear in All the World by Brian Sibley	Nicholas and the Wild Ones by Niki Daly	The African Orchestra by Joan Rankin
A child's garden by Michael Foreman

Township Tales by Eefka Young	Noko And The Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie	Maggie, Mango & Scottie by Patricia Schonstein Pinnock	Katya's Hairy Tales: The Bacon Chase by Julia Richman
Jamie & the Horse Show by Helen Brain	DOGtective by Elizabeth Wasserman

Sosu's Call by Meshack Asare	Mondi The Music Maker by Dianne Stewart	Hearing Helen by Carolyn Morton	Noko And The Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie
Jamie & the Magic Whistle by Helen Brain	The Silver Saxophone by Tyrone Appollis

The Red Tree by Shaun Tan	Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff	The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White	Fly, Eagle, Fly! by Christopher Gregorowski
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf	Winnie the Pooh + The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

Oom Kallas & the Tortoises by Claerwen Howie	Jamie & the Magic Whistle by Helen Brain	Annie Learns to Swim by Katrin Coetzer	Myrtle & Daneco by Reviva Schermbrucker
My First Book of Southern African Frogs by Jeanne Tarrant	Sam: The Toad in the Hole by Lulu & Tee

Who Is King? by Beverley Naidoo	The Pachyderm Tree by Jill Morsbach	Zeraffa Giraffa by Dianne Hofmeyr	Oom Kallas & the Tortoises by Claerwen Howie
How Crab Lost His Head by Nick Greaves	Bobby by Elizabeth Pienaar

Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Archbishop Tutu	Mu's Wolf Problem by Maria Lebedeva	Monkey's Wedding by Reviva Schermbrucker	Maggie, Mango & Scottie by Patricia Schonstein Pinnock
Marigold and the Faraway Tree by Alison Fast	Have you Slurped Strawberry Soup? by Nicole Levin

Festivals of the World; South Africa by Jay Heale	Under the Raintree by Barbara Knutson	Storytime: 10 South African Stories for Children by	An African Christmas Cloth by Reviva Schermbrucker
An African Mother Christmas by Gçina Mhlophe