The Bongwe Stories

The Bongwe books are a multicultural series of colourful stories and folktales which appeal to children of all backgrounds.

Join us as we scamper around the Kingdoms of Njase and Zawe with the often misguided but always cheeky Bongwe the Baboon in this series of beautifully illustrated books for children.

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Read the first literary review of the Bongwe stories at Xperedon.com http://www.giving-news.com/news_2159

Bongwe's Origins

Many children in Africa still grow up in an environment with no electricity, TV, etc. and in these villages one of their favourite times is the evening when stories are told around a burning fire.

Evenings are the best time to tell stories after all the chores and labours of the day have been done. Families will gather and talk and deliver wisdom to the young ones. One by one the older members will tell stories to explain their point.