Penguin Random House South Africa: 694 books

Ten-year old Themba dreams of joining his father and older brother in chasing the elephants away if they should come to eat their corn, as they did last year. Sadly, everyone tells him that he is too young and must stay at home to protect his mother, sister and grandfather while his father and brother...

As it’s such a hot day, Angry Owl has decided to go for a swim, but in his usual way (as we already saw in Angry Owl), he’s determined that it should be the greatest swimming day ever. However, things don’t always go according to plan and, with some humorous situations along the way, he has...

Dit is ʼn snikwarm somersdag en Kwaai Uil besluit om te gaan swem. Maar tipies soos hy is (ons het dit reeds in Kwaai Uil teëgekom), is hy vasbeslote dat dit die heel beste swemdag gaan wees. Dinge verloop nie altyd soos beplan nie, en met 'n paar snaakse situasies wat opduik, leer hy 'n paar lesse...

Een oggend word ons gunsteling-uil wakker en sien dat die pragtige groen blare aan sy boom besig is om te verkleur. Hy het besef dit beteken herfs het aangebreek en hy was hartseer. Maar geleidelik het hy agtergekom dat die ander voëls in die droë blare baljaar. Met elke seisoen wat verbygegaan...

Kwaai Uil gaan oor ’n uil wat omgekrap op ’n tak sit en kyk hoe ’n groot storm opbou. Hy word vasgevang in die middel van die reën, wind, donderweer, sneeu, hael, en selfs ’n tornado. Wanneer die storm uiteindelik bedaar, is hy aangenaam verras deur die allermooiste kleure wat in die vorm...

A captivating story, told in rhyming verse, about a hadeda who loves to sing. Hagedash and her family will be familiar characters to children across the country – the cast is drawn from the comical birds they see every day on garden lawns. The text offers insight into the real-life traits and habits...

We all know what enquiring minds young children have – particularly about the world around them, and the constant questions that follow. I Wonder Who? answers some of the questions they’re likely to ask about the creatures they’re likely to see in the garden, park or veld. It’s designed to...

Children are fascinated by ‘bugs’, which are found everywhere, and can be used to introduce young people to the natural world. This book presents 58 of the most common, intriguing species in full-colour illustrations; concise text and simple graphics convey the insect’s size, when it is active...

Young children will enjoy discovering the 58 fascinating ocean creatures in My First Book of Southern African Ocean Life, which range in size from the earth's largest animal – the blue whale – to the tiniest plankton. This newest title in the popular My first book series offers: vibrantly colourful,...

Following the success of the earlier Scatalog – Quick ID guide to southern African animal droppings, here’s another quick and quirky identification guide, this time to tracks of the region’s most commonly found mammals, but also includes tracks of reptiles, rodents, birds and insects. A simple...

Hierdie aangrypende slaaptydstorie oor Meneer Klaasneus se soektog na statuur neem kinders op ’n betowerende maanligtoer deur die bosveld. Ervarings met beide behulpsame en bedreigende diere neem die leser na die sprokieseinde, waar Meneer Klaasneus snoesig en veilig in die bed is. Hierdie bykomende...

This book introduces more than 50 of the diverse creatures and plants found on beaches and in rock pools along the southern African coastline, such as anemones, limpets, sea slugs, seaweeds and many others. It provides visual clues to creatures’ size, diet, and where to find them, along with simple...

His name is Sbonelo, but everyone calls him Snoop. That’s short for detective, in case you hadn’t heard. Ten-year-old Sbonelo hangs up his sign in the village market every Saturday, where – at R5 a time – he investigates all sorts of mysteries for his eager clients. Find out how he solves...

I See an Elephant tells the tale of a gentle elephant who wishes he was bird. He starts to build a nest, but when the birds laugh at his attempts and try to chase him away, Elephant takes a stand, declaring that he should be able to live as he chooses. Realising that he is right, the birds accept him as one of them, and help him transform into an ‘ele-bird’.