Created September 09, 2024 by Elizabeth Sparg
Congratulations to Jesse Breytenbach; and new books by our members that came out in May - September.
WE HAVE A PICTURE THIS! WINNER
We are extremely proud of our illustrator member, Jesse Breytenbach, who was selected as one of the winners of the 2024 Picture This! competition. This competition, organized by Walker Books, Lemniscaat Publishers, and Protea Boekhuis, is an international contest. It is only open to illustrators who have yet to be published by a trade publisher and is a fantastic opportunity for exposure. All winners will be part of an exhibition at Bologna Book Fair as well as the traveling Picture This! Exhibition. Well done Jesse!
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
Written and Illustrated by SCBWI member Sarah Allen and Published by Wonderhouse Books.
‘It’s Okay Not to be Okay’ is a reassuring reminder that whether you feel happy or sad, angry or upset, all those feelings are valid and important. The second half of the book provides suggestions of how parents and children can manage those big feelings.
You can buy copies directly from Sarah. Email her at sarahallen40@me.com
Thuli and the Wind
Written, Illustrated and Published by SCBWI member Janina Pechova
Wind can be a lot of fun!
It can fly kites,
it can shake down apples from a tall tree,
it can open up a sail on a yacht,
it can make the grass sing...
But too much Wind is not good!
Wind destroyed Thuli’s garden and caused a lot of other mischief.
Thuli wanted to chase Wind away! But how?
You can buy copies directly from Sarah. Email her at janinapechova@hotmail.com
Jani Jonkers gloei in die donker
Written by Fani Viljoen
Illustrated by SCBWI member Emily House
Published by Lapa
One evening, while Jani Jonker is hunting fireflies, she is surprised by a particularly bright firefly. But when the firefly bit her, she was less impressed. That night in bed a strange thing happens. Jani starts to glow in the dark! She realizes she is going to be the laughingstock of the school. How will she hide the secret from her classmates? What will she do if they find out Jani Jonker glows in the dark.
Springboekie
Written by Fanie Viljoen
Illustrated by SCBWI member Elsabé Ebersöhn
Published by Lapa
Springboks have a superpower. They are the best rugby players, of course. Amabhokobohoko! But what if you had another superpower? Maybe READING is your superpower! Like spring book! Springbokie LOVES to read. He only wished his peers liked it too. They just want to play in the mud hole ALL DAY and they think books are BORING. Fortunately Springbokie is very smart. He shows his peers that there is a book for everyone. Even an angry lion!
Lisa Liefbesie se sewe verlore kolle
Written by Riana Scheepers
Illustrated by SCBWI member Elsabé Ebersöhn
Published by Lapa
Meet Lisa Ladybug, a beautiful ladybug with crimson wings and bright black spots. She is loved by all the animals on the big farm where she lives. But on her birthday something scary happens - her pretty spots disappear without a trace! Follow Lisa on an exciting adventure as she searches for her spots. Meet friends like Kollehond, Bessie the Friesian cow, and Takelane Tarentaal, who all try to help solve the mystery. Will Lisa find her dots before her birthday party is over?
The Very Patient Gus Davis
Written by Laurie Trumble Davis
Illustrated by SCBWI member Marjorie van Heerden
Published by Greenleaf Book Group
Gus Davis is an irrepressible French bulldog who wants what he wants when he wants it. Bean is Gus’s best friend who knows that what he needs is to be patient. Who will win? They both will!