In die vernuwende strokiesboek Kaptein Pipskwiek moet die bleeksiel Danie skielik ’n geweldige taak aanpak: om die aarde teen ’n gevaarlike aanvaller te beskerm. Nou dra hy ’n kostuum en kan hy selfs vlieg – hy is ’n gemaskerde superheld! Alles is egter nie net pret en avontuur nie, want dit gaan sleg by die huis. Danie se stiefpa en -broer gee hom probleme en verder wil dit lyk of sy ma sieker raak elke keer as hy in Kaptein Pipskwiek verander. Hoe kan hy dan die dorp red? Hy sal vinnig die regte besluite moet neem...

Toe Jaco per ongeluk sy rugbybal oor die kwaai buurman se muur skop, het hy nie ’n idee gehad in watter gemors dit hom gaan laat beland nie. Saam met Handré, sy beste vriend, probeer hy die bal terugkry – net om te ontdek die buurman hou twee ontvoerde meisies in sy huis aan!

Wat maak hulle nou? Die grootmense glo hulle nie, maar Jaco en Handré wéét wat hulle gesien het … en daar is net een oplossing: hulle moet die meisies red.

Maar toe al hulle planne verkeerd loop, word die twee seuns sowel as Handré se sussie, Karli, ook deur die ontvoerders vasgekeer. Nou moet die vyf kinders leer vasbyt … en planne maak.

Using the colours of the rainbow to beautifully illustrate different emotions, I’m going to be a BIG BROTHER, helps children understand the range of emotions they may feel when experiencing change to their family unit.

With brilliant rhythmic verse, fun, bright and distinctive illustrations - this is a firm favourite with children and parents alike!

• Psychologists recommend that the best way to introduce a new baby to an older sibling is by giving your older child a gift that’s from the baby such as a book or T-shirt that says big brother or big sister. So this is the perfect gift for parents to give to their children or family members/friends to bestow on them.
• This book taps into the psychological importance of children naming feelings as the first step in helping them learn to identify them. It allows parents to discuss their children’s feelings with them in a fun and colourful way.
• This book allows children to develop an emotional vocabulary so they can talk about their feelings & develop into mentally strong children. Children who understand and are able to verbalise their emotions and have the coping skills to deal with them will build the confidence that they can handle whatever life throws their way.
• In this book, the colours of the rainbow are used as a clever reference for children to identify their emotions with colours. Colour is important in reflecting and emphasizing the particular emotional states of a child as there is a colour feeling connection in preschool aged children.

As Spud Milton continues his diabolical stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life’s most important lessons: when dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems.

‘I’m practically a man in most areas,’ writes Spud confidently on his sixteenth birthday. The year is 1992 and, as always in South Africa, radical change is in the air. The country may be on the bumpy road to an uncomfortable redemption, but Spud Milton is hoping for a smooth ride as he returns to boarding school as a senior, Instead, he discovers that his vindictive arch enemy is back to taunt him and that a garrulous Malawian has taken residence in his dormitory, along with the regular inmates and misfits he calls friends.

Spud’s world has never seemed less certain; he attempts to master Shakespeare, wrestles constantly with God and the power of negative thinking, and develops an aversion to fried fish after a shocking discovery about his grandmother, Wombat.

Have you ever had the feeling that your life would end at an early age? If you did; would you live your life to the fullest, making every moment count? What if you were convinced that your death would be at the mouth of a lion? Would you run or would you accept your fate?

Raja, the puggle of the house, is about to embark on his first family holiday. The destination has regrettably been confirmed as a national park. The recurring fear of his untimely death haunts his dreams and appears to be coming true. A freak accident leaves Raja stranded in this hostile environment where he miraculously befriends the likes of an elephant, wild dog and amazingly, a lion. Together, this unlikely group of animals confront internal demons as they stumble upon conspiracies of the power hungry and a threat promising to unleash chaos on all.

Are you ready to join Raja and brave the national park?

Riaan Manser, Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-ontdekker, is op sy moeilikste en koudste avontuur nog – ’n kajakvaart rondom Ysland!

In hierdie avontuur sluit Dan Skinstad, wat dapper die uitdagings van ligte serebrale verlamming trotseer, by Riaan aan. Saam pak hulle ‘n kajakreis deur die ysige water van Ysland aan, waar hulle massiewe golwe, stormagtige winterweer en selfs ‘n aktiewe vulkaan trotseer.

Met stories wat jou hare sal laat reggop staan, en illustrasies wat jou sal laat skaterlag, vang hierdie boek die hart van avontuur vas teen die ontnugterende, beeldskone agtergrond van Ysland.

Maak jouself gereed vir ‘n avontuur wat jou hart uit jou borskas sal laat spring van opwinding!

Marnus is moeg daarvoor om in sy twee broers se skadu te leef. Sy ouer broer breek swemrekords en meisies se harte. Sy kleinboetie is op nege reeds ’n uitgeslape entrepreneur met briljante geldmaakplanne. En Marnus-die-middelmannetjie voel partykeer asof hy onsigbaar is.

Maar toe ’n meisie genaamd Leila een oggend aan Marnus-hulle se deur kom klop en vra hy moet ’n petisie teken, is dit die begin van ’n onverwagse avontuur. Marnus beland saam met Leila bo in ’n boom in ’n desperate poging om te keer dat dit afgekap word. In die proses ontmoet hulle ’n kleurryke versameling karakters. En uiteindelik kry Marnus ’n kans om raakgesien te word …

’n Humoristiese, aangrypende grootwordverhaal vol onvergeetlike karakters.

Gits! Dis ’n spul vriendelik mense! Die een wil jou laat vuis ruik en die ander wil op jou koekblik spring. Die Otters besluit dis ’n tyd in hulle lewe dat hulle moet saamstaan, want ’n koshuiskind het nou maar eenmaal sy plesier en ellendes. Buks gaan toe mos en sê vir ou Biltong sy vingers ruik na sigarette – wat ’n ellende!

Buks, Kassie en Litte sit buitendien in ’n verskriklike verknorsing. Hulle word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle die koshuisspens besteel het. ’n Mens kan jou nie indink dat die Otters sal steel nie, opsetlik sal wil inbreek nie... dis wat die kinders sê.

Zia is nou net mooi moeg vir haar ouers se selfopgelegde isolasie en die primitiewe lewe in die bos.

Sy verlang terug na die Kolonie waaruit haar ouers gevlug het toe sy klein was; verlang na ’n geboude woonstel, luukshede soos warm water en elektrisiteit, klere wat pas en winkelbrood; die gedruis van mense, ánder mense as dieselfde dertien gesigte waarin sy dag-in, dag-uit vaskyk...

Cover2Cover Books is delighted to announce the publication of an anthology of short stories written in isiXhosa, Akusayi Kuphind, by emerging author Sonwabiso Ngcowa.

The stories in Akusayi Kuphind are written in language that comes straight from the daily lives of young people from urban and rural communities all over South Africa. The characters respond to the kinds of challenges faced by many South African youth.

These include families where one of the parents had to work far from home; poverty; being a single parent; abuse of women and girls; bullying in schools and loss of self-esteem; arranged marriages; HIV and AIDS; as well as same sex relationships and the way they are looked at in the communities.

In this exciting new children’s addition to the series, Thembinkosi Kohli’s illustrations encourage young readers to connect with themselves and with the world in which they live.

The bright and cheerful images, which are accompanied by short bursts of text, explain in an easy-to-understand visual language, not only our connection to the earth as human beings but its importance in our everyday lives.

This story is a great read for the whole family, especially children aged between 4– 6 years old.

Hierdie gebruikersvriendelike en praktiese gids is ideaal vir klaskamergebruik. Die gids is so saamgestel dat dit die analise van die roman vir die onderwyser vergemaklik: literêre aspekte word binne die konteks van die roman bespreek, daar is kontekstuele vrae met nasienriglyne, daar word verskeie skryf- en mondelingaktiwiteite binne konteks van die roman gegee, en daar is klasbesprekingspunte.

Keegan gets the opportunity to design a poster to advertise his favourite writer’s new comic book - and the winner can attend the book launch party! He is so excited, but the school bully, Brent Petersen, threatens to destroy all his plans ...

Seventeen-year-old Sharna has a special gift – “animal kin” – the ability to communicate with animals.

Sharna lives in the Cederberg mountains and her fate becomes entwined with Cape leopards which are being poached, when she responds to their distress calls. She clashes violently with Hendrik, her cruel stepfather, and is forced to flee her home. For a while, Sharna is alone and afraid, until she finds refuge, support and, eventually, romance at an animal shelter where she is able to put her gift to good use.

But nothing stops Sharna from her quest to help the leopards, leading to a dramatic ending to this exciting story.

The multiple award winning Offers Vir Die Vlieë - now in English!

"When we reported to Training Camp Alpha at seventeen, we each got our own S13. That day, when I wrapped my hands around the black metal casing of the rifle, something in me died. I just didn’t realise it yet."

Thirty soldiers in a dystopian state receive intense military training from chilhood. Six young soldiers, depraved of their humanity and their youth, remain and are deployed to the Front.

One of them murder their section leader.

All of them deny guilt.

Which one of them is lying?

Singabukeka sehlukile mina nawe,
sizwakale sehlukile,
senze okwehlukile,
sidle ukudla okwehlukile,
futhi sihlale ezindaweni ezehlukene
kodwa uma ngibheka emehlweni akho, ngizibona mina uqobo.

Incwadi eduduzayo futhi ethinta imizwa emayelana nobungani kanye nobuntu ebukangaza kokubili okufanayo nokuwumehluko kithi.

Iyatholakala futhi ngesiNgisi nangesiBhunu.

Nico se pa is 'n uitvinder. Hy het al baie vreemde dinge ontwerp... Haarjel wat van kleur verander. 'n Stoel wat jou kielie as jy aan die slaap raak. Selfs sandale wat jou toonnaels knip! Maar sy nuutste uitvinding is die heel beste. Dis 'n regte, egte robot! Bertie Blikbrein kan praat, somme doen en selfs grappies vertel.

Z is for Zack - now available in English!

The original Zackie Mostert series has thousands of young fans - and now there's also a reading series, perfect for beginner readers. Each book in the series features bright full colour illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text that will make these fun-filled stories accessible to young readers.

2. A Slimy Surprise

One rainy day, Zack and Vincent discover a slimy frog in the garden. It gives them a brilliant plan. They are going to take the frog to school. The frog will give the twins in their class a huge fright! But when Brett the bully gets his hands on the frog, there is lots of trouble …

Mia haat wiskunde. Sy hou nie van optelsomme nie en sy hou nie van aftreksomme nie. Vermenigvuldigsomme gee haar hoofpyn en sy verstaan nie deelsomme nie. Haar aaklige wiskunde-onderwyser, meneer Vermaak, se nie eers “More, klas” soos die ander onderwysers nie. Hy se net: “Vandag maak ek Maalvleis van die een wie se wiskunde nie gedoen is nie!” Maar wat meneer Vermaak nie weet nie, is dat Mia besig is om 'n boek oor hipnose te lees... En dat sy selfs onbeskofte wiskunde-onderwysers allerhande toertjies kan laat doen!

Keegan, Samier and Samia go play soccer in the park. They find Ghielie and his cousins there. Together they play a game of soccer.

Samia is an excellent soccer player! But then Brent Petersen arrives – and he doesn’t want to play with a girl!

Will Keegan, Samier and Samia still be able to enjoy their game or will Brent spoil the whole day?

On Friday afternoon, Samier and Samia are visiting Keegan until their father has finished praying at the mosque.

On their way to Keegan’s house, Jenni-Lee picks up a bunch of keys. Keegan’s grandmother decides to show them how fingerprints work, and they do some sleuthing together …

Will they be able to identify who lost their keys?

A beautiful story of friendship and love

Our wonderful, diverse, colourful country is filled with many deserving stories.

A beautifully integral one is the story of friendship and love between children and their nannies.

This story is about a little boy Sam and his wonderful, creative and inspiring nanny Nelly.

Nelly shares ideas, local history, tradition and culture with Sam. She brings a bit of her world, words and heart into his. Sam in turn, does what all little boys do – he happily joins in the adventure. This particular story revolves around the idea of beletha – the Zulu word for carrying something on your back.

By taking their dinosaurs for a picnic, Nelly teaches Sam the art of beletha and Sam comes to see that his little life is one worth carrying.

This is a story of innocence, love and care that connects us across backgrounds.