Namu’s Bicycle
How Ant saved Dove
King of the Birds
Maguru Gives Legs
Chicken and Millipede
Little Ant’s Big Plan
Rabbit under the Tree
Friends
Big Blue Bus
My Family
Face and Body
Learn the parts of the face and body with the help of some beautifully illustrated friends. This book is also available on the African Storybook website. You can find the English version here for the parts of the face. You can find the English version here for the parts of the body. If you look […]
Sara’s Canoe
Sara has a canoe, and everyone wants her help to cross the river! Find out what happens when she tries to give everyone a ride at once in this fun, rhythmic story. Illustrated by Rachel Greer. Artwork and text used by permission of JOCUM and Mercy Air. This book is also available on the African […]
No Pigs Allowed
No Pigs Allowed is an example of an origin story. Origin stories are special kinds of folktales that explain in a humorous way why things are the way they are. Our first story, Rabbit Makes Friends with Fire, is an origin story about why rabbits have big feet. (They got stepped on by hippo!) And […]
Our Father
The words of the Lord’s prayer are accompanied by beautifully detailed illustrations from South African artist Marleen Visser. Familiar Mozambican scenes drive home the power and relevance of the Lord’s prayer for children today. This book is also available on the African Storybook website. You can find the English version here. If you look at […]
The Lord Is My Shepherd
South African artist Marleen Visser beautifully illustrates Psalm 23 with images from life in rural Mozambique, giving us a fresh look at this classic psalm. This book is also available on the African Storybook website. You can find the English version here. If you look at the English book’s information, you can see all the […]
Rabbit Makes Friends With Fire
Rabbits are popular characters in African folktales. They are famous for behaving badly and always getting away with it. In this Nyungwe folktale, we see what happens when Rabbit refuses to forgive Hippo for stepping on his foot. African folktales frequently teach positive messages by showing bad behavior. In addition to being a funny story, […]
The Friendship of Baboon and Crocodile
How strong is friendship? That’s the question this Cinyungwe story asks. The title in the original language is, The End of the Friendship between Crocodile and Baboon. Things are fine for these good friends until Crocodile gets sick. The witch doctor creates a crisis when he tells them that Baboon must pay the ultimate sacrifice if […]
The Animals Dig A Well
This Nyungwe folktale features stunning artwork by Brazilian artist João Carlos Brito. The story tells what happens when the animals try to keep Rabbit away from their waterhole because he didn’t help dig! This book is also available on the African Storybook website. You can find the English version here. If you look at the […]
Lion Gets Sick
In this traditional folktale of the Nyungwe people of Mozambique, the animals select Lion to be their king. But when he gets sick, Hyena comes up with a plan to get Rabbit in trouble. Will Rabbit survive? This book is lavishly illustrated by Argentinian artist, Claudio Molina. This book is also available on the African […]
Chameleon Races Rabbit
A couple years ago, we reached out to Sindia Foster and the rest of the Elomwe team, asking if they had stories they would like us to make books about. The story they gave us was this traditional tale about a trickster chameleon and a hapless rabbit. Rabbits feature heavily in many stories from this […]
