Madiba Magic: Nelson Mandela's favourite stories

Madiba Magic is a landmark work that gathers many of Africa's most cherished folktales in one extraordinary volume. Nelson Mandela selected these thirty-two tales with the specific hope that Africa's oldest stories would be appreciated by children and adults everywhere. This edition commemorates Madiba's 100th birthday in 2018. Like the Just So Stories or How the Whale Became; Creation stories from another continent. One picture per story. Each story begins with a brief paragraph telling of its origin. The cultures represented come from across the continent, but concentrated in South Africa. There are stories from the Cape Dutch, Cape English and Cape Malay communities. The art is lovely and quite varied…GOOD READS