I Have Brown Skin and Curly Hair, by Karen Theunissen; Illustrated by Charles Gibbons Los Angeles

I Have Brown Skin and Curly Hair, by Karen Theunissen; Illustrated by Charles Gibbons Los AngelesEveryone in this family looks different. Dad is tall and dark. Mum has light brown hair with green eyes. Some of the children have straight hair; others have curls. People regard them curiously until, one day, one of the children musters the courage to speak up proudly about her identity after she learns where she comes from and why she looks different. This rhyming picture book is about the identity crises many children face when they look different

and in every generation a handful of individuals rise above the ordinary

Dispatched from Goa

significantly

The Famished Road is worth reading for its last line alone

All are connected

Known as "the Leopard

It was an emotional recognition of the difficulties faced by South Africa

In this tale we hear all about his and Peter's adventures in Mr McGregor's vegetable garden

of hardship and the magnificence of their fellow citizens – and to share stories across cultural barriers

Mbongeni Ngema

And a difficult case

Her memoirs tell the story of her subsequent battles for a more just society