Stories about families
* Books that are available in more than one South African language.
0 – 3 years
The Alfie books by Shirley Hughes: Alfie’s Fee; Alfie Gets in First; Alfie Gives a Hand; Annie Rose is my Little Sister (HarperCollins)
Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury (Walker)
Mkhulu and me by Philippa Kabali-Kagwa (Cambridge University Press)
Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury (Walker)
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (Walker)
3 – 6 years
Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy (Walker Books)
Hi, Zoleka by Gcina Mhlophe & Elizabeth Pulles (Songololo)*
Hic…hic…hiccups by Dianne Hofmeyr (Cambridge University Press)
I Could Be Anywhere by Catherine Groenewald (Jacana)*
Jingle-Jingle in My Pocket by Catherine Groenewald (Jacana)*
Mama, Papa and Baby Joe by Niki Daly (Songololo)
Nosipho Comes to Stay by Sarah Oosthuizen & Catherine Groenewald (Jacana)*
One Round Moon and a Star for Me by Ingrid Mennen & Niki Daly (Songololo)
Papa Lucky’s Shadow by Niki Daly (Songololo)
A Piece of Cake by Jill Murphy (Walker Books)
A Quiet Night in by Jill Murphy (Walker Books)
Remembering Mommy: Carole Bloch et al (New Africa Books)*
What Sam Said by Joan Rankin (Songololo)
6 – 9 years
Lizzie Zipmouth by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
The Mum-Minder by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
Sonny Jim and his sister by Robin Malan (Songololo)
9 – 12 years
Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club by Niki Daly (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Double Decker by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett (Puffin)
Funny Girls by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
Matilda by Roald Dahl (Puffin)
Our Families Are Different by Joanne Bloch & Lois Neethling (Shuter & Shooter)
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
Super Stars by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
The Worst Thing About My Sister by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)