Swahili-English

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Swahili-English) $23.95

A long time ago in Arabia, on a full night, Ali Baba noticed something very strange as he gathered firewood. A rumbling sound, like thunder, came not from the sky but from beneath the earth... Richard Holland's brilliant use...

Fox Fables (Swahili-English) $23.95

Fables have always shown us the fundamental truths of human nature. This new dual-language series from Mantra Lingua is a fantastic way to explore the rich diversity of fables from different cultures. Each book consists of...

Grandma's Saturday Soup (Swahili-English) $23.95

Mimi misses her grandma. Every day something reminds her of grandma's special Saturday Soup and the tales her grandma tells. Sally Fraser's delightful description of Jamaica and the wonderful soup, accompanied by Derek...

Handa's Hen (Swahili-English) $23.95

Handa and her friend Akeyo find two butterflies fluttering around the hen house, three stripy mice under the grain store, four little lizards behind the pots......but where is grandma's black hen? Handa's Hen is a dazzling...

Hansel & Gretel (Swahili-English) $23.95

At a time of a great and terrible famine, Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their parents. Lost and hungry, they find a magical house made of sweets and cakes. But when they take their first bite a strange...

Nita Goes to Hospital (Swahili-English) $23.95

Nita breaks her leg and needs to be brave when she is taken to hospital. Chris Petty's beautifully made models in plasticine will help to ease children's fears and prepare them for their first hospital visit.

That's My Mum (Swahili-English) $23.95

Mia and her friend Kai don't look like their mums. When Mia goes out with her mum people assume that she's not her mum. When Mia and Kai go out together with their mums there is total confusion. This never happens when they...

The Biscuit Moon (Swahili-English) $23.95

Biscuit Moon is an allegory on migration. Believe in something badly enough and the mind can play tricks on you. A tale about Buffalo and Lion and the delicious biscuit: to fight for an illusion or co-operate for a better...

The Little Red Hen and The Grains of Wheat (Swahili-English) $22.95

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour...