Why Dog Is Afraid of Storms

by Maryanne Bester, Shayle Bester (Illustrations)

A creative and engaging tale, this book presents a fable to justify Dog’s frightened behavior around storms. Accompanied by delightful illustrations, it explains why Dog’s eyes grow wild and why he shivers and shakes and hides away. Demonstrating how the mischievous cattle trick Dog into letting them out of their kraal, this account will capture children’s imaginations.

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

Sisters Maryanne and Shayle Bester have cooked up nine picture books together, all published by Jacana. Some of these feature Gaps, the Nguni calf, and his extended family. Others, like Three Friends and a Taxi, are light-hearted contemporary tales. Three Friends and a Taxi was a winner of the 2004 Sappi Isiqalo Book Competition and The Cool Nguni was one of the winners of the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Awards. The sisters grew up on a Free State farm but now live in Gauteng with an assortment of family and animals. All their stories draw on their deep affection for the people, places and eccentricities of Africa. (source: Jacana Media)