The Lemon Tree

by Katherine Graham, Wendy Paterson (Illustrations)

When it's pouring with rain, Gogo decides to pass the time by making some pancakes. But she soon discovers that the family has run out of three important ingredients: flour, eggs and milk. Without those, you can't make pancakes. But clever Gogo has an idea. She sends Lungi and Sipho to a different neighbour to borrow what they need, and to take each of them a gift of lemons from the family's lemon tree in return. And so, due to the kindness of the neighbours, Gogo and the eager children are finally able to make the pancakes. In The Lemon Tree, nominated for a prestigious Golden Baobab Prize in 2014, author Katherine Graham tells a simple, moral story with charm and an ability to transport the young reader evocatively into the moment. The story is beautifully illustrated by Wendy Paterson.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, ebook

Published July 12, 2016

About the author

A journalist by training, Katherine writes regularly for a number of South African magazines. She has published four children's books, The Dummy Fairy, Alfonso the Tooth Mouse, The Poofiest Pong and Moonshine. The Lemon Tree, which was longlisted for the Golden Baobab Prize in 2014, has recently been published by Penguin Random Struik. She lives in possibly the world's most beautiful city, Cape Town, is married with two boys and a ginger cat, and loves peaceful, uninterrupted moments sipping tea and reading.