What do you get if you cross a python and a porcupine?
A roll of barbed wire.

What do you call a teacher who’s always in a bad mood?
Typical.

Jaco Jacobs is the master of jokes and funny stories and now his 101 Joke books are finally available in English as well! Prepare for hours of laughter and entertainment at a price that will make you smile.

Alex’s grandpa has grey hair and false teeth and he loves watching travel shows on television. But then he suddenly develops an interest in … BRAIIINNNSSS!

Grandpa is turning into a zombie and if Alex wants to rescue him before the Zombie Squad shows up, he’ll need to come up with a plan (and heaps of broccoli). Their travels to find a cure takes them across Africa – from Zambia to Egypt – and along the way they meet a range of interesting and wonderful characters.

Top selling children’s books author Jacobs uses his characteristic combination of humour and the compassionate portrayal of relationships between family and friends to create yet another bestseller in the making.

A young monkey finds himself in an unexpected situation when he stumbles into the home of a family who love to take walks outside, read books and eat chapati.

The family take the young monkey in and care for him, showing him a new way of life that he never knew of before.

This is a tale of acceptance, compassion and great love, a story of the warmth and comfort of a forever family.

This book is perfect for anyone wanting to show children that happiness can found wherever and with whoever, as long as you are willing to accept their love.

Wanneer Sakkibiaan, ’n seuntjie van Dorslandtrekkers, wegdwaal van sy familie terwyl hulle deur die Kalahari na Angola trek, maak groot hartseer gou plek vir groot avontuur. Sy pad kruis met dié van twee donker woestynmense en jagmaats: Doemdoempie en Gagaboemboem. Terwyl Doemdoempie met sy mooi hart graag sy nuwe wit broertjie wil help, wil Gagaboemboem met sy swart hart graag biltong van Sakkibiaan maak! Sakkibiaan moet vinnig die geheime taal van die woestyndiere en –insekte leer verstaan om met Doemdoempie kragte saam te span teen Gaggaboemboem en sy bende.

’n Wêreld vol geheimenisse ontvou namate Doemdoempie en Sakkibiaan met hul nuwe familie – waaronder die reuseboomsprinkaan Tjierlabaai, die rooioog-rivierwese Liewenatan en die mak silwerrugjakkals Peppitan – hul vyande moet trotseer en deur die Kalahari trek.

Uiteindelik lei die reis Sakkibiaan op ’n toweragtige pelgrimstog wat bewys: “Vir hulle wat nog nie al die vrae van die lewe kan beantwoord nie, lê daar nog ’n lekker lang pad voor met baie spoortjies daarop.”

What do you get if you cross a python and a porcupine?
A roll of barbed wire.

What do you call a teacher who’s always in a bad mood?
Typical.

Jaco Jacobs is the master of jokes and funny stories and now his 101 Joke books are finally available in English as well! Prepare for hours of laughter and entertainment at a price that will make you smile.

What do you get if you cross a python and a porcupine?
A roll of barbed wire.

What do you call a teacher who’s always in a bad mood?
Typical.

Jaco Jacobs is the master of jokes and funny stories and now his 101 Joke books are finally available in English as well! Prepare for hours of laughter and entertainment at a price that will make you smile.

After Sara and her friends had an exciting journey in a hot air balloon to see the country and find out how to say ‘hello’ in How Many Ways Can You Say Hello?, they are making a return trip across South Africa to see more sights and to drop off the friends, one by one. As they do so, they also need to find out how to say ‘goodbye’ to one another in all of the country’s 11 official languages.

But just as Sara starts to feel sad, she discovers that ‘goodbye’ can be the start of something new, something wonderful. Join her and find this out for yourself too.

This is another delightful story of rhyming verse, accompanied by charming illustrations, and a must for all young South African children. And if parents/grandparents/carers aren’t sure how to pronounce ‘goodbye’ in all 11 official languages, there is a digital link to the text, narrated by the author herself, to guide with authentic pronunciation.

A touching picture book about resilience, identity, and familial love. Every morning when Ta’mkhulu helps Zinzo to shine his shoes, he reminds him that he has big shoes to fill. Zinzo wants to make his dads proud, even though they live far away in the city. His grandfather sets a great example by being kind and caring to everyone in the village. But when the children at school learn about Zinzo’s unconventional family they are not kind to him at all. Can Zinzo show them that being different is nothing to be afraid of? Big Shoes to Fill is a proudly South African book that encourages acceptance, understanding and kindness towards the LBGTQI+ community. This picture book is not only a tribute to the unbreakable bonds of family but also a celebration of the courage to stand tall in one’s own shoes. Also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans.

Have you ever met a cat whisperer? When you peruse the pages of this wonderful book of poems and sketches by Tony Ridgway, you will also have the honor of meeting a true life, self-proclaimed cat whisperer! And who are we to argue with that? You see, only a cat could tell us if Tony is indeed a cat whisperer!

We have all heard about the dog whisperer, and we have heard about horse whisperers, so why not look upon Tony Ridgway as a guy who talks to cats? It seems we will just have to take his word for it that he is indeed a true life cat whisperer, as we go through each page of this delightful book, certain to please anyone who has ever loved a cat. And isn‛t that most of us?

Reminiscent of the style of e.e. cummings, but with his very own voice, Tony Ridgway talks to the cat (or kitten) in all of us.

Die aangenome visserseun Boela, raak verlief raak op Nonnie, die eienaar van die kantien se dogter. Hy moet slim planne maak om sy drie vriende, Vlooi, Patrys en Biesiepol, van Nonnie se werf af te hou. Dan is daar Oukoos, Boela se pleegvader. Nadat Oukoos se seun Janneman en sy vrou weggeloop het van Oestermond, het Oukoos vir Boela in sy huis ingeneem om hom te leer van die see en sodat iemand sy skuite kan erf. Maar op ’n dag sien iemand vir Janneman in die kantien drink. Boela wonder of Oukoos hom nog nodig het. En of hy opgewasse is om Nonnie teen Janneman te beskerm.

Jan Braai Junior is ’n boek vir die volgende geslag braaiers in Suid-Afrika. Gevul met Jan Braai se heel beste braairesepte en vereenvoudig deur maklik-om-te-volg, stap-vir-stap instruksies, kan kinders en die hele gesin Jan Braai Junior geniet. Hierdie gebruikersvriendelike boek dek al die grondliggende braaikennis wat elke Suid-Afrikaner behoort te hê, met basiese toerusting en bekostigbare bestanddele. En met Jan Braai se wenke en raad sal Jan Braai Junior jou die eerste treë laat gee om die res van jou lewe soos ’n kampioen te braai!

On Smelly Fish Island, a young girl named Tipti Mara tells her story about stepping in fish pies, riding in a boat to the hospital, reading books, getting in trouble, and helping to save her island from some bad men.

Tipti also adds a story for big kids and adults to read at the end of the book about a latrine cleaner.

Smelly Fish Island is a STEPi storybook designed, imagined, printed, illustrated and edited in Africa, especially for Africa’s children.

Well, open up the book and see what´s inside…

This book brings to light an important message about courage, and how to stand for justice by practicing values, virtues, and love.

Justice stands up to a bully and befriends her, showing the importance of love and empathy. Inspired by the many world heroes who have stood up for justice – like Nelson Mandela, Malala, and many others.

This is the perfect story to teach children about standing up for what’s right and helping others.

Facto is dreaming in a nice cosy hollow among the roots of on the Wonder Tree. He waits to learn from the Flixies about the last two groups that successfully managed to master life on land – birds and mammals… and he can’t believe what he hears!

What do you get if you cross a python and a porcupine?
A roll of barbed wire.

What do you call a teacher who’s always in a bad mood?
Typical.

Jaco Jacobs is the master of jokes and funny stories and now his 101 Joke books are finally available in English as well! Prepare for hours of laughter and entertainment at a price that will make you smile.

Buks, Kassie en Litte – oftewel die Otters – is nou heeltemal tuis in graadgagt en in die koshuis van Hoërskool Volkstroom. Dit is nie net die Otters se aartsvyande, die Vuis, nie maar ook die onderwysers en die dorpsmense wat gou besef dat die Otters ’n groep is om mee rekening te hou. As hulle nie ’n foefieslaaid uit die koshuis bou nie, dan moker Buks vir hom ’n plek in die eerstekrieketspan oop. Buks is die een wat ’n slag het met die meisies, maar dit is Litte wat soos ’n wafferse held die skone Helene red van verdrinking. Toe die skool se fietse op grootskaal begin wegraak, is dit die Otters wat hulle lewens waag om die diewe te probeer vastrek. Die probleem is net: Dit is ’n geharde bende wat nie sal skroom om te kry wat hulle wil hê nie. Kan die Otters regtig hierdie hardebaard-boewe aanvat?

A touching picture book about resilience, identity, and familial love. Every morning when Ta’mkhulu helps Zinzo to shine his shoes, he reminds him that he has big shoes to fill. Zinzo wants to make his dads proud, even though they live far away in the city. His grandfather sets a great example by being kind and caring to everyone in the village. But when the children at school learn about Zinzo’s unconventional family they are not kind to him at all. Can Zinzo show them that being different is nothing to be afraid of? Big Shoes to Fill is a proudly South African book that encourages acceptance, understanding and kindness towards the LBGTQI+ community. This picture book is not only a tribute to the unbreakable bonds of family but also a celebration of the courage to stand tall in one’s own shoes. Also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans.

Tjoppie is ’n nuuskierige klein hondjie. Vandag is sy verjaardag! Hy kry baie geskenke. Maar saam met wie van sy maats moet hy eerste speel? Dit is tog die lekkerste as almal leer om saam te speel.

Tjoppie se prettige, kleurvolle avonture is perfek vir storietyd saam met peuters en kleuters.

Athandwa’s heart is different. For as long as she can remember, her heart sings. At first it scares her. Why is she different from her family and friends? But when she tries to silence her heart, she discovers a secret … and a special song. A song that Mama, Gogo and Koko also know.

You are loved is a lyrical story about accepting the things that make us unique and celebrating the intergenerational love that lifts and protects us.

The book is also available in isiZulu and Afrikaans.

Rorisang en haar tweelingbroer, Mo, moet die skooljaar by ’n nuwe skool begin nadat hulle ma besluit het dat die gesin uit hulle gemaksone moet kom.

Die tweeling is al sedert hulle kleuters was in die skool oorkant die pad. Al hulle vriende is daar en die skoolhoof is hulle pa se beste vriend. Die nuwe skool is ver van hulle huis af en soggens sit hulle in die verkeer vas. Die buitemuurse aktiwiteite wat aangebied word, is dinge waarvan Rorisang nog nooit eens gehoor het nie, en alhoewel sy goed gevaar het in atletiek in haar ou skool, verloor sy ver teen haar nuwe klasmaats.

Maar gelukkig maak sy sommer vinnig vriende, leer hoe om sagtebal te speel en neem deel aan die Eisteddfod. Sy oorleef selfs die lang ritte in die motor saam met haar irriterende broer deur speellyste saam te speel wat in elke lid van die gesin se musieksmaak val!

’n Storie oor die belangrikheid van vriendskap en familie en om jou stem te vind te midde van verandering.

Die boek is ook beskikbaar in isiZulu en Engels.

Buks, Kassie en Litte – oftewel die Otters – hou vakansie, maar sal dit sorgeloos verloop met son, see, roomys en visvang elke dag? Wanneer drie boelies sorg dat een van die Otters in die see beland, begin misterieuse dinge gebeur ... Het die boelies enigiets te doen met die geheimsinnige huis op die krans? Wat sal gebeur as een van die Otters ontvoer word? Sal die Otterfluit hulle kan help om mekaar weer op te spoor? Die Otters en die huis op die krans is die vierde aksie-belaaide boek in die Otter-reeks van die befaamde Cor Dirks. Ons weet teen hierdie tyd dat die seuns maar net nie kan help om in die moeilikheid te kom nie, maar sal hulle hulself hierdie keer weer daar uit kan kry?

13-year-old Leo Jantjies loves playing Theatre of Gods and Heroes (TOGAH). He’d play all day and night if he could – if it weren’t for nuisances like school and chores.

When a clip of Leo playing TOGAH goes viral, he doesn’t expect to get a call from a pro team wanting to recruit him for the Esports World Championship in Paris.

But soon Leo, his best friend Fiks, and his sister Lauren jet off to Europe for an adventure none of them thought was possible.

George, despite his size, is afraid of pretty much everything and a simple walk around the farm becomes challenging as he sees monsters everywhere.

Wat sal gebeur as jy die skoolhoof kielie?
Kan jy die alfabet van A tot Z burp?
Kruip daar ’n wurm in hierdie boek weg?
Waarom is dit ’n slegte idee om jou toonnaels te kou?
Wat is die moeilikste vraag op aarde?

Die antwoorde op al hierdie vrae is in hierdie SKREEUSNAAKSE rympieboek uit die pen van Jaco Jacobs! Meer as 60 rympies wat gewaarborg is om jou lagspiere hope oefening te gee. Briljant vir eisteddfods!

Buks, Kassie en Litte – oftewel die Otters – skryf briewe aan hul ouers sodat hulle fietse vir ʼn fietstoer kan bekom. Na heelwat beplanning, vertrek die seuns met ʼn gesonde voorraad blikkieskos en water in groot rugsakke na die Tuliblok langs die Limpoporivier. Wanneer hulle besef dat hulle oor die 400 km sal moet ry, kry hulle rygeleenthede saam met interessante trokdrywers ... Net ná Potgietersrus (deesdae bekend as Mokopane) haak hulle egter by een van die plase vas en word dit al gou duidelik dat hulle die Limpoporivier nie te siene sal kry nie ... Wanneer hulle agterkom dat die mense hier onwettig beeste oor die grens smokkel, maak hulle spore, maar kan hulle die bloeddorstige boer en sy spoorsnyer ontglip? En wat sal gebeur as hulle in ondergrondse tonnels vasgekeer word en wit geraamtes in die donker grotte ontdek?