Help2read team’s most loved books list
7 March, 2019
In the month of love, the help2read team chose to reflect the books that they love and in the words of Maya Angeleou: “Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs is good for him.”
We hope you enjoy this collection and be inspired to harness the gift of reading and continue to nurture the passion as we have.
1) Not So Fast, Songololo – Niki Daly | 19) Ballerina Dreams – Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince |
2) Jamela’s Dress – Niki Daly | 20) Six blind mice and an elephant – Jude Daly |
3) Somewhere in Africa – Ingrid Mennen | 21) Surprise! Surprise! – Niki Daly |
4) How The Zebra Got His Stripes – Andrea Florens & Claire Norden | 22) Hello Dinosaurs – Caryl Hart |
5) A Scarlet Tail – Susan Long | 23) The Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney |
6) Home Now – Lesley Beake | 24) The Wonderful Things You Will Be – Emily Winfield Martin |
7) My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me – Maya Angelou | 25) The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving – Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain |
8) The Mother of Monsters – Fran Parnell | 26) The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein |
9) Ayobami and the names of the animals – Pilar Lopez Avila | 27) Pancake Pandamonium – Anita Pouroulis |
10) The day the crayons quit – Drew Daywalt | 28) My Monster Mayhem – Anita Pouroulis |
11) The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson | 29) Oh, What a Tangle! – Anita Pouroulis |
12) The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss | 30) Mums Cronky Car – Anita Pouroulis |
13) Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak | 31) Akiki’s Short Stories – Fatuma Abdullah |
14) Nandi sings – A South African story (Paperback) Judith Inglese | 32) Akiki’s Big Lunch at Malome’s Village in Botswana |
15) Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela (Paperback) Chris van Wyk | 33) Akiki’s Day in Nairobi |
16) Giraffe’s knot (Paperback) – Michael Escoffier | 34) Akiki’s Family vacation in Drakensberg KwaZulu Natal |
17) The Cool Nguni (Paperback) – Maryanne Bester | 35) Happy Birthday, Jamela! – Niki Daly (Exclusive Books) |
18) Handa’s Surprise (Paperback, Reissue) – Eileen Browne |
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