Die geheimenisse van die kinderkamer is vol towerkrag, en net speelgoed wat oud en wys en ervare is soos die hobbelperd, verstaan alles daarvan. Wanneer die fluweelhasie in die kinderkamer kom woon, kyk die ander speelgoed neer op hom. Maar die hobbelperd verduidelik hoe 'n speelding "Rêrigwaar" kan word as iemand hulle genoeg liefhet. En toe die kind op 'n dag baie siek raak en die hasie verlaat, vind hy uit wat dit beteken om Rêrigwaar te wees.

This anthology is written by children from diverse race, class, and language backgrounds in secondary schools. It offers a snapshot of children''s concerns through short stories, poetry and musings, dreams, disappointments, fears and joys.'

This collection of 26 new short stories by well-known as well as new South African writers focuses on the world of young people entering adulthood amidst the wide-ranging changes in South Africa in the 1990s. The stories range from serious to light-hearted, some dealing with politics, others with personal experiences like being in love. Together the stories portray a wide variety of the experiences of young people before, during, and after the crucial elections of April 1994. The stories are organized chronologically according to the time in which they are set.