Niki Daly

In these four easy-to-read stories, join Lolo as she makes homemade soup for her mom, grows a tomato plant, faces down a scary noise at night, and takes a vacation with some unexpected detours.

Walking to school with Mama, Gogo or Tata is fun. But riding high on Papa's shoulders is the BEST! On my Papa's Shoulders invites young readers along on a little boy and his Papa's walk to school, where they have their own special way of saying goodbye.

Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving a trail of laughter and a few frowns.

These stories follow Lolo as she skips through life in a South African community. Lolo's everyday adventures will make her a favorite character for young readers everywhere. These easy-to-read, happy and humorous stories are illustrated on every page. They bring daily life in a South African community alive in all its richness and diversity. Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving behind a trail of laughter and a few frowns....

While doing a good job of caring for his grandfather's sheep and goat on the grasslands of South Africa, young Malusi dreams of everything from owning his own dog to becoming president one day.

Sarie struggles when she reads aloud in class in her South African school, but then she and her friend Auntie Anna find a book about Cinderella in Auntie Anna's old car and begin to read together.

Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.

Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends.

When Mama gets a new job and a new house, everyone is excited about moving except Jamela who likes her old house just fine.

In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood, " set in Africa, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.