One Day. One Book. Indigenous-Language Storybooks

Wewe and the Train

Originally written in Siswati

Supported by
Abantwana Publishing

Wewe loves the sound of the train. He thinks it calls out his name each time it passes his house. One day, his mother has a surprise for him. What could it be?

  • Written by Busile Ndlovu
  • Illustrated by Shayne Capazorio
  • Designed by Leah Prinsloo
  • 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