Folktales from Africa

Dianne Stewart is an award-winning author who has published many highly acclaimed children's books and others on African culture, both locally (including by Struik Lifestyle) and internationally. She has degrees in African languages and literature, and is well steeped in anthropology, all of which provide an excellent pool of knowledge for her research into African folklore and mythology. Some of her books have been translated into Zulu, Xhosa, French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish and Braille.

The origin of stories; The pig and the disrespectful man; The discarded bread; Fish bones; Animals’ revenge; Mantis and the springbok; The song of the king’s son; The lonely goat-herder; The clever man and the foolish man; Sibling rivalry; The three sons;