English ↔ siSwati · Ages 5–9
Tales from the Hills
Tindzaba Tasemagcumeni
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
Dr. Schuppert
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
Dr. Schuppert
Animals, counting and a stubborn cow named Ntombi.
176 pages
Tales from the Hills · Book 3
The Reed Dance
Umhlanga
Dr. Schuppert
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
Dr. Schuppert
Weather, water and a village that waits together.
168 pages
Tales from the Hills · Book 5
Nomsa Tells the Story
Nomsa Uyayixoxa Indzaba
Dr. Schuppert
Past tense, storytelling words, and a grandmother who finally listens.
184 pages