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The little girl who didn't want to grow up retold by Veronique Tadjo and illustrated by Catherine Groenewald. Little Ayanda loves her father with all her heart. Age: 5+

Exit! is the story of Grizelda Grootboom life of prostitution and her ultimate escape from it all. Grizelda's life was dramatically changed when she was gang raped at the age of nine by teenagers in her township. Her story starts there. It is a story

This book challenges both the efficacy and wisdom of purely militarised responses to extremist movements, typified by the Global War on Terror.

Jafta describes some of his everyday feelings by comparing his actions to those of various African animals. Age: 3+

Jafta's father is coming home. He has been away for a very long time, but things are changing in his country and now he can return. ... Age: 3+

Singing was Nala's favourite thing to do. Sadly, though, she was not allowed to sing while she was beside the river."Don't ever go to the river," the parents of the village always warned, ... Age: 3+

Thandi's parents have died of AIDS, and she must go to live with her Gogo. Memories of her family are woven throughout the making of a special doll... Age: 5+

Today Sol Plaatje is celebrated as one of South Africa's most accomplished political and literary figures. A pioneer in the history of the black press, he was one of the founders of the African National Congress in 1912.