Four early-reader stories about the life of a little girl in a South African township
Four new easy-to-read stories about the delightful and irrepressible Lolo and her daily life in a South African township, perfect for early readers.
In Fly High, Lolo!, Lolo dreams of being an eagle in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama and her new friend - and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations.
Sparkly stories with lots of gentle humour.
-- Red Reading HubThe outstanding feature of this series of books is that very few books for children of this age combine highly readable tone and a feisty young character of colour.
* IBBY *Ideal for newly independent readers to increase their confidence, each page is illustrated with characterful black-and-white illustrations that bring the stories to life.
* Book Trust - Books We Love *Suitable for early readers moving onto chapter books...sweet, simple stories...Punctuated by beautiful black and white drawings.
* Children's Books Ireland *Niki Daly has won many awards for his work and Not So Fast, Songololo was a groundbreaking picture book, paving the way for post-apartheid South African children's books. Since then he has written and illustrated many more classic picture books and story books, including Jamela's Dress, which was an ALA Notable Children's Book and won numerous other international awards. He was the recipient of the SALA Award for services to South African children's literature in 200. Niki lives in Kleinmond, Western Cape Province, South Africa, with his wife, the author and illustrator Jude Daly.