Children's Books About South Africa
Explore 9 handpicked children's books set in and about South Africa, chosen to help kids grow up curious about the wider world.
Books in this collection
An African Christmas
Goal!
Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman
My Painted House My Friendly Chicken And Me
The Day Gogo Went to Vote
The Herd Boy
The World Beneath: A Novel
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Common questions
What ages are these books for?
Of the 9 books here, 1 is for ages 3-5, 7 for ages 5-9 and 1 for ages 11-14.
Where should we start?
Three good first picks are Abiyoyo Stories To Go Paperback by Pete Seeger, An African Christmas by Brian Hearne and Goal! by Mina Javaherbin. All 9 books on this page are handpicked, so any of them is a fine place to begin.
Looking for more from the wider region?
All 9 of these books also appear in the broader Africa collection, which has 108 books in total.
Are there bilingual, award-winning or folk-tale picks here?
Yes. This collection includes 1 book tagged award-winning by its publisher and 1 folk tale, fairy tale or myth.
Is every book here available?
Every book links to Amazon. 1 of the 9 is currently listed only on Amazon; the rest also link to Bookshop.org.