Uthandiwe

by Refiloe Moahloli, Zinelda McDonald (Illustrator)

Athandwa’s heart is different. For as long as she can remember, her heart sings. At first it scares her. Why is she different from her family and friends? But when she tries to silence her heart, she discovers a secret … and a special song. A song that Mama, Gogo and Koko also know.
Uthandiwe is a lyrical story about accepting the things that make us unique and celebrating the intergenerational love that lifts and protects us.

The book is also available in English and Afrikaans.

32 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2021

About the author

Refiloe Moahloli grew up in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. As aunt to many nieces and nephews who consider her to be ‘one of them’ due to her modest height, life with them inspires a number of stories floating in her head at any given time. Refiloe plays hockey, is a keen Instagrammer 'refiloemoahloli' and a full-time couch coach of South Africa’s cricket teams.

Reviews

[Zulu Aunty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only three starts because I found the translation not very child friendly the translation was difficult for a child I read to and a couple others I read the story to, in fact I found myself explaining new words for 70% of the time to isiZulu speaking kids…but I did love the book.