A poor fisherman and his brother live in a grass hut by the sea. One day, the fisherman catches a magic talking fish, which he immediately sets free. He tells his brother what has happened and his brother demands that he go and ask the magic fish for a bigger house. The magic fish grants the fisherman's wish. Will his brother be satisfied or will he be greedy and ask for more?

Die vreemdste, verbasendste, voortreflikste toebroodjie ooit!

Markus word in die middel van die nag wakker en is BAIE lus vir 'n lekker toebroodjie. In die kombuis ontmoet hy 'n ysbeer en drie pikkewyne wat hom wil help om die BESTE, BRILJANTSTE, BOBAAS-TOEBROODJIE OOIT te maak. Maar daar is net een klein probleempie …

Geniet 'n watertandlekker leeservaring met hierdie nuwe uitgawe van een van Jaco Jacobs se ou gunstelinge.

Op sewentien, toe ons by Opleidingskamp Alpha rapporteer, het ons elkeen ons eie S13 gekry. Daardie dag, toe ek my hande op die swart metaalhuls van die geweer lê, het iets in my doodgegaan. Ek het dit net nie toe al besef nie.

Dertig soldate kry van kleintyd af intense weermagopleiding in ’n distopiese staat.

Ses jong soldate, ontneem van hul menslikheid en hulle jeug, bly oor en word ontplooi na die Front.

Een van hulle vermoor hul seksieleier.

Almal ontken hulle is skuldig.

Wie van hulle lieg?

Jakkals en Wolf beleef hope avonture saam.

Hulle vang vis, maak ’n draai in Boer se skaapkraal om ’n paar vet skape te probeer vang, en bou selfs saam-saam ’n huis.

Maar die skelm Jakkals is gedurig besig om vir arme ou Wolf ’n streep te trek of nare poetse op hom te bak.

Geslagte Afrikaanse kinders het grootgeword met die prettige avonture van Jakkals en Wolf. In hierdie fantastiese leesreeks vertel Wendy Maartens die klassieke stories in eenvoudige taal wat selfs die huiwerigste beginnerlesers kan baasraak.

Wat soek ’n haai in die skool se swembad? Hoe lank is ’n weerwolf se humeur? Is enige iets erger as skottelgoed was? Wat is ’n huis sonder ’n moeder? Is ’n draak die perfekte troeteldier? Wat soek jou ouma op die Pick n Pay se dak? Hoekom dra bere nie klere nie? Wat sou gebeur het as die maan ’n pizza was? Waarom is daar so min rympies oor erdvarke? Bestaan daar iets soos ’n spaghettiboom? Wat moet jy doen as ’n renoster jou jaag? Hoe klink die perfekte monsterbrul? Wat eet Dracula vir nagereg? Kan jy jou eie elmboog lek?

Jy sal die antwoorde op al hierdie vrae in dié lawwe lekkerlagboek vind. Moenie hierdie boek eet nie! bevat 365 rympies (en ’n bonusrympie vir ’n skrikkeljaar) wat kinders (én grootmense!) heeljaar sal laat skaterlag!

Daar’s rympies oor oupas en oumas, goggas, krieket, ruimtevaarders, seerowers, spoke, skooltoilette, erdvarke, Kersvader, krokodille, volstruismelk, Valentynsdag, en dinge wat baie sleg ruik ...

Your favourite children's author is back with his delightful local heroine, Thoko! Niki Daly makes reading about life as a child entertaining and realistic with his much-loved character. Thoko's laughter and positivity makes her stories fun and accessible. The stories will cultivate the joy of reading in the hearts of children. This is the third book in the Thoko series with four easy-to-read stories: 'Thoko's Special Soup', 'Thoko's Scary Night', 'Thoko's Snail Garden' and 'Thoko's Holiday'. Like all the books in the series, What's up! Thoko is available in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

Jakkals en Wolf beleef hope avonture saam.

Hulle vang vis, maak ’n draai in Boer se skaapkraal om ’n paar vet skape te probeer vang, en bou selfs saam-saam ’n huis.

Maar die skelm Jakkals is gedurig besig om vir arme ou Wolf ’n streep te trek of nare poetse op hom te bak.

Geslagte Afrikaanse kinders het grootgeword met die prettige avonture van Jakkals en Wolf. In hierdie fantastiese leesreeks vertel Wendy Maartens die klassieke stories in eenvoudige taal wat selfs die huiwerigste beginnerlesers kan baasraak.

Lawwe grappe vir enige onderwerp onder die son! Kom lag jou slap vir die lawwe grappies in hierdie fantastiese reeks grapboeke vir kinders! Elke boek bevat hope grappe waarmee jy jou maats kan laat lê van die lag. Daar is klop-klop-grappe, grappe oor rugby en krieket, miskruiers, miere en ander snaakse diere, vakansiegrappe en 'n klomp lekker spokerige grappe! Hoekom wou die hond nie tennis speel nie? Hy was 'n bokser. Het jy gehoor van die hokkiespan wat so opgewonde was omdat hulle vyfuur die oggend moes oefen? Toemaar, ek ook nie. Watter soort kryt maak 'n mens pimpel en pers? 'n Stoeikryt. Waar boer spoke? In begraafplase. Wat eet vegetariese vampiere?

Nek-tariens en bloedlemoene Daar is nou vier splinternuwe lekkerlag-titels in die reeks:

- 101 Sportgrappe

- 101 Vakansiegrappe

- 101 Spookgrappe

101 Goggagrappe Vorige titels in die reeks:

- 101 Dieregrappe

- 101 Klop-klop-grappe

- 101 Lawwe grappe

- 101 Grappe vir pousetyd

A brand new collection of stories that exhibit important values and virtues.

Each story is accompanied by beautiful illustrations with the focus on character building in the following areas:

• Attitude
• Believe
• Respect
• Forgive
• Letting Go

Cowboy Koekemoer en sy getroue kameelperd, Shorty, is terug. Hulle is gereed om enige probleem op te los – al is dit tydens hulle vakansie. Kaptein Superkoos het ‘n probleem wanneer niemand meer na die strand gaan waar hy sy kokosneute verkoop nie. Cowboy Koekemoer en Shorty vat die soutwatergogga vas om vir Kaptein Superkoos te help!

This book is about a young orphaned boy, Rob, growing up with his grandparents. The story takes us through Rob’s family structure, his dreams and finally his unexpected fame.

Rob and the Soccer Ball Tale a motivational story and contains rich cultural aspects of the African continent. It also portrays themes of relations, sharing hope and faith.

Spying on the Monsters’ Festival is a gripping story with vintage aura. The novel is packed with twists and turns, culminating to an unpredictable ending.

While the novel is perfect for teenagers, it will also appeal to adults, as the story magnificently evokes the playfulness of childhood that lies within. In as much as it’s exciting and centred around mythical characters, the story also carries a string of real-life lessons.

The summary of book is all wrapped up in the title of the novel – Monsters’ festival!

This is a whimsical adventure story about a young boy called Tim, who just loves chocolates. His parents do not usually allow him to buy chocolates, but when Tim’s father gave him money to buy himself a treat, he bought the largest packet of his favourite chocolate nuggets. With the first bite of this delicacy …. Whoopee …Tim fell into a mysterious World of Chocolates. Here he meets up with friends, and the trio discovered glowing diamond chocolates, had a creepy encounter and of course, ate too many sweets!

This book is written for other children by a young boy, Chris-Martin. It is packed with humour, adventure and wonder, but also teaches children about appreciation of good food and health. It also teaches children about English and simple math in a fun way. It is the perfect little book to impart real life lessons for growing minds.

Remy is an eleven-year-old, intelligent, but unhappy boy who lives in a beautiful coastal South African town. Self-conscious about his appearance, he is quite shorter than other children his age and has very small eyes, Remy lacks self-confidence and struggles with insecurities and anger issues.

Remy is often mocked by other children at school, particularly about his height, which exacerbates his sensitivity about his appearance. Unable to manage his feelings, he starts picking fights with anyone who makes fun of him making things worse. Not only are children starting to enjoy Remy’s frustration and anger, but his performance at school becomes affected as he loses interest in studies and his grades begin to drop. Things worsen for Remy when he starts middle school and Jayden, the cool, tall, athletic, popular kid, teases and bullies Remy making his life more difficult than ever.

In this tale of growth and self-discovery, the reader follows Remy’s journey and emotional struggle to self-acceptance. With the help of a wise owl that provides Remy with a new perspective, and his mother’s advice, reassurances, and knowledge and practice of yoga, which Remy incorporates into his own life, Remy comes to a new understanding of himself. Reflecting on her own life, author Mayuri Naidoo hopes that Remy: A Book About Believing in Yourself will impart basic principles and philosophies of yoga and other tools she cultivated as an adult but wishes she had been taught at Remy’s age.

The world is in lockdown, and Jack has been stuck at home for what feels like an eternity.

When he discovers a mysterious tunnel under his bed, an amazing adventure unfolds for Jack and his little sister, Lily. Together, they discover a magical forest, stop a powerful crystal from falling into the wrong hands, travel to the ends of the galaxy, and fight a gang of mutant hyenas. Along the way, they are joined by Winston, the Tortoise, and Dougie, a Mole whose superb tunnelling skills might just save the day. Or could the secret weapon be a stinky cheese sandwich stuffed inside a pair of underpants?

The Unfamous Five is, a parody of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series. It works to undermine Blyton’s depiction of childhood, and the seeming neutralities of class and race that the series perpetuates. This novel captures the lives of five main characters of Indian origin and is set, mainly, in and around Lenasia.

The five central characters are seen from their adolescent years with a growing desire to leave Lenasia. When they finally achieve this goal, the baggage of history and identity lingers, ultimately forcing them return to Lenasia but on new terms.

Zingisa should be happy because everyone loves her but unfortunately she suffers from severe eczema.

Her mother has taken her to different doctors but she has been told that this condition is not easily treated. At school she can’t play with her schoolmates because of the painful swollen blisters covering her arms and legs. Sometimes she has to miss school while she waits for the sores to heal. One day she was alone at home. She had no one to talk to except her silent doll. Then she saw a stray dog and decided to save it.

This dog was more than a friend to her. He helped her heal and brought an end to her lonely days as the owner of the dog was a paediatrician. In the end her good deed of saving this poor dog saved her own life.

MML 2017 Literature Award Winner.

Kan 'n gids jou regtig help om liefde te vind? Emma is vasbeslote - dié vakansie gaan sy 'n ou kry. Hy gaan na soutwater ruik, en haar vir eens en vir altyd kan laat vergeet van haar beste vriendin se broer, Christiaan, wat haar buitendien nie eens raaksien nie. Toe sy nie lank nie na hul aankoms by Jeffreysbaai 'n sekere blonde branderplankryer raakloop, klop haar hart sommer dadelik vinniger. Emma ontdek boonop 'n boek wat stap vir stap verduidelik hoe om 'n ou se hart te wen en sy besluit om die uitdaging te aanvaar ... Sy gaan die boek se raad volg en die beste vakansieromanse ooit hê! Wat kan verkeerd loop? Hierdie is romantiese fiksie vir tieners.

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.

Have fun reading this book filled with things that go bump in the night that you really do not need to fear!

Written by Tony Ridgway, this book will get you thinking about how some people are really monsters, while some monsters are really quite nice people!

Pampoenpit word een oggend wakker met ’n spesiale liedjie in haar hart. ’n Op en wakker ritme wat binne haar borrel en bruis …

Die musiek is ongeduldig,
dit wil almal graag laat sing.
Die ritme wil die hele buurt
laat dans en laat rondspring!

Kort voor lank vaar Pampoenpit die strate in om haar spesiale liedjie met almal te deel!

Charlotte van Katwijk guards herself like a secret. Kids are cruel, and she knows if they find out she's adopted, she'll be a bully's easy target.

When they are fourteen, Charlotte's best friend's mom commits suicide. It triggers in Charlotte a sense of urgency to find her birth mother before it's too late, and the answers to her burning questions are taken to the grave. Seven years later, a tormented Charlotte comes face to face with her past. Will discovering more about her biological parents, and the circumstances surrounding her relinquishment, be enough to lay her demons to rest?

Umbilicus is a coming-of-age story set in Durban during the dying days of apartheid. The tumultuous zeitgeist of the era mirrors the inner turmoil of an angst-ridden adolescent as she grapples to form an identity and find her place in the world.

Ta Siks wants to provide for his nephew Fundile – but on a cleaner’s salary there is no chance of that. That’s why he turns to the world of crime, and gets involved in the drug trade.

Fundile does not suspect that his uncle is involved in a dangerous game, but his friend Sakhe is a different story … Sakhe has no problem with moving on from being a scorer with girls and on the soccer field, to being a drug merchant. When Nosiphiwo, a girl from Fundile’s past, arrives on the scene with a secret of her own, things start getting more complicated. Fundile realises – too late – that even their lives are in danger…

This is the tenth book in Cover2Cover’s Harmony High Series, which centres around the lives and real life choices facing a group of teens at Harmony High, a fictional township high school.