One Day. One Book. Indigenous-Language Storybooks

Tommy the Greedy Cat

Originally written in Xitsonga

Supported by
Sharp Shoot

Tommy lives on the scraps of food he gets from the Manala family. When the Manala family goes on holiday, how will Tommy survive?

  • Written by Dr M.D. Ndove
  • Illustrated by Adri le Roux
  • Designed by Jeanne Fleming
  • Edited by Alison Ziki
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Mother reading to child image from Graca’s Dream by Karlien de Villiers, Marike le Roux and Melissa Fagan