English ↔ siSwati · Ages 5–9
Tales from the Hills
Tindzaba Tasemagcumeni
By Sibusiso Dlamini · Illustrated by Thandeka Nkosi
Every evening Nomsa walks home with her gogo, and every evening gogo tells one story, only one, no matter how much Nomsa begs. Five books, each a season in the hills of Eswatini, with siSwati woven gently into every page.
Theme: Family, land and the stories grandmothers keep
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Tales from the Hills · Book 1
Gogo's One Story
Indzaba Yinye YaGogo
Sibusiso Dlamini
Greetings, family names and the rule of one story a night.
160 pages
Tales from the Hills · Book 2
The Cow Who Would Not Come Home
Inkhomo Leyala Kubuyela Ekhaya
Sibusiso Dlamini
Animals, counting and a stubborn cow named Ntombi.
176 pages
Tales from the Hills · Book 3
The Reed Dance
Umhlanga
Sibusiso Dlamini
Colours, clothing and Nomsa's first time at the great ceremony.
152 pages
Tales from the Hills · Book 4
When the Rain Forgot
Ngesikhatsi Imvula Ikhohlwa
Sibusiso Dlamini
Weather, water and a village that waits together.
168 pages
Tales from the Hills · Book 5
Nomsa Tells the Story
Nomsa Uyayixoxa Indzaba
Sibusiso Dlamini
Past tense, storytelling words, and a grandmother who finally listens.
184 pages