“Children who learn in their mother tongue are better equipped to succeed.” These are encouraging words from the new Minister of Education Siviwe Gwarube. As we continue to celebrate the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022- 2032) it is reassuring
Little books for little hands
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