iThemba School shares Little Zebra Books with their preschool learners in South Africa. Children ages 3 to 6 learn to love books at an early age and that happens before they even can read! We believe every child deserves beautiful
Books create a moment of engagement
In a world of noise and distraction, there’s something meditative about reading a book. Thanks to your support, children across Africa are getting lost in books every day. But they are finding something too, because these little books are written
A fun bunch
Last year, we started a new project to provide our beautiful books for Xhosa-speaking children in South Africa. Xhosa is famous for being a “click language”. Even the name Xhosa starts with a click! Now, half way through 2024, the
The Good Samaritan for children in Africa
When it came time to illustrate a book about Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, we turned to South African artist, Tamsin Hinrichsen. Using reference photos from the village of Chimadzi in Mozambique, Tamsin worked with Little Zebra Books’ David
Rice and beans and books
An update from Little Zebra Books Director, David Ker In Mozambique, June 1 is “Children’s Day”. So Ilda threw a party for the kids in her neighborhood. Ilda has been using Little Zebra Books for many years. But recently she