Pieksel

by Fanie Viljoen

Vossie de Vos is stoksielalleen met niemand om mee te speel of hom geselskap te hou nie. Op ñ dag besluit hy om vir hom ñ maat te bou. Die oomblik toe sy robot - Pieksel - se ligte aan flikker verander Vossie se hele lewe. Vossie hoef nooit weer alleen te wees nie! Maar hoe lank sal hulle maats kan bly?

72 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2019

About the author

Fanie Viljoen is a well-known Afrikaans author, living in Bloemfontein, South Africa. A full-time writer, illustrator, and artist, Fanie has written numerous short stories, radio plays, and books for children and teenagers. Three of these books have won awards for youth literature - the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, the ATKV-woordveertjies ('word feathers') and the M.E.R. prize for youth literature.

Reviews

[Coenraad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fanie Viljoen skryf ’n boeiende verhaal oor Vossie de Vos, wat baie alleen is. Sy ouers werk te hard, hy is ’n enigste kind, en hy ontvang tuisonderrig van die knorrige mev. Moerdyk. Maar Vossie is kreatief en vasberade om sy probleem op te los: hy bou vir homself ’n vriend. Met knap taalgebruik en pragtige illustrasies deur Viljoen self word dié boek iets wat wyd deur laerskole en laerskoolkinders aangekoop en gelees moet word.

Vossie’s tale of being alone and his project of building a friend become a powerful story that will reflect the reality of many primary school students. Viljoen’s own illustrations form a sumptuous backdrop for Vossie’s adventures. This should be bought and read widely.

[Sarita · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute story and a lesson for parents to be more involved.