* Books that are available in more than one South African language.
For 0-3 year olds:
Diphoofolo by Reviva Schermbrucker (multilingual animal rhymes)*
Handa’s Hen by Eileen Browne
The Spot books by Eric Hill: Spot Bakes a Cake; Who’s there, Spot?; Where’s Spot?; Night-Night Spot
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Keats
For 3-8 year olds:
Bushbaby Night by Jeremy Grimsdell (also available in Afrikaans and isiZulu)*
The Cool Nguni by Maryanne Bester & Shayle Bester (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Siswati, isiNdebele, Tshivenda, Xitsonga and Afrikaans)
How the Hippopotamus Lost Its Fur by Jean Mbonyi & Jean Fullalove (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Siswati, isiNdebele, Tshivenda, Xitsonga and Afrikaans)*
The Hyena and the Seven Little Kids by Carole Bloch & Hannah Morris (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana and Afrikaans)*
Kalinzu and the Oxpeckers by Jeremy Grimsdell
The Little Red Hen by Margie Orford & Karen Lilje (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana and Afrikaans)*
The Lost Shell by Amoi Assamala & Benjmain Kouadio Kouakou (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans)*
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
The Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell
The Singing Chameleon by Gcina Mhlophe & Kalle Becker (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans)*
Taking the Cows Home by Reviva Schermbrucker, Lynne Lomofsky & André Laubscher (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans)*
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Carole Bloch & Shayle Bester (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana and Afrikaans)*
The Ugly Duckling by Sindiwe Magona & Natalie Hinrichsen (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana and Afrikaans)*
Wow It’s Great Being a Duck! by Joan Rankin
The Zebra and the Hyena by Lesley Geekie Dawe & Nikki Jones*