“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
Masifunde Sidlala (Let’s read and have fun) – A reading-for-enjoyment project in South Africa using Little Zebra Books
In July2023, we started a pilot project that we first named ‘The Love of Reading’. This would be our first major pilot project in South Africa since 2018. This pilot project aims to reach 3,000 children in the Cape Town
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
We love to hear from our reading heroes!
Giving beautiful books to children makes us happy! We love it when we hear directly from our reading heroes who use our books in their reading clubs and after-school programs. Seventeen of our South African beneficiaries received Christmas Gift boxes
Our titles for the Western Cape
Live in the Western Cape? Looking for beautiful children’s books in isiXhosa, Afrikaans, and English? Look no further. Little Zebra Books is in the process of developing a collection of bilingual and trilingual books for children in the three most