In the spirit of the Olympics and other great sporting events, try these titles with your children and reading clubs to celebrate hard work, following one’s goals, and trying again and again…
About team work:
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
About perseverance:
The traditional story, The Tortoise and the Hare
The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Tale by Celia Barker Lottridge
Laduma! by Nompumelelo Zama (avail in all SA languages)
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by K. Krull
About finding the thing you are good at and following your dreams:
The Singing Chameleon by Gcina Mhlophe & Kalle Becker (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans)
Dreamwalking by Bettina Schouw & Adam Carnegie
Louba, the little soccer player by Sanodji Yombel Abiathar (also available in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans).