Best Selling Books by Mwenye Hadithi

In the days long ago, Giraffe was the noisiest animal on the Great African Plain. He shouted a lot and he laughed all the time. This is the story of how the littlest Egret proved to Laughing Giraffe that you don''t need to be loud to be heard.

A chameleon bedeviled by a leopard and a crocodile uses his wits to get them to leave him alone.

Tortoise outsmarts Elephant by proving he can jump right over the elephant''s "tiny and stupid" head.

When the animals discovere a cave full of furs and skins, they discarde their drab skins for glossy new ones. Greedy zebra, arrives late, after a delicious snack, only to find a few stripes of black cloth. He squeezes into them but Greedy Zebra iis too big for them and his new coat bursts open! The story of how all the animals chose their clothing, except for Greedy Zebra, who had to take the left-over pieces . . .

A tale of the hippopotamus who attempts to find his own place in the cool water ponds of the African plain.

Hyena runs as fast as the wind, so Fish Eagle must take advantage of his greed to get back at him for tricking her out of her food.

An African tale with a traditional feel, celebrating the speed and grace of the Cheetah - a brand-new title in this successful series of African folktales. Long ago, Cheetah was sandy-coloured and lay snoozing all day on the Great African Plain. There was no need to run to hunt because animals tripped over her. But one day there is a fire, and all the other animals are fleeing. This is the story of how Cheetah got her markings, and discovered that she can run as fast as the wind. The first book in the series - Greedy Zebra - was published in 1984 and the series has stayed in print ever since. Praise for the series: ''Their books are beautiful to look at and to feel, and perect for reading aloud.'' School Librarian ''A delightful book.'' Books For Keeps

A brand-new title in this much-loved series of ethnic folktales, bursting with colour and vitality by an award-winning team.

A brand-new title about Crocodile in this vibrant series that has been in print for over twenty years.

Leopard is hungry, but he is also lazy. How will he catch his dinner? Leopard recruits the help of Baboon and Baby Baboon to trap Hare whom he plans to eat for his dinner. But Leopard is outwitted and Baby Baboon laughs and laughs. This is the story of how Leopard came to lie in wait in the trees and why you just might hear Baby Baboon laughing and laughing.

Rhino annoys the other animals by constantly running around, until little Tickbird accepts his challenge to try to make him stop and she wins.

An African tale with a traditional feel, celebrating the speed and grace of the Cheetah - a brand-new title in this successful series of African folktales. Long ago, Cheetah was sandy-coloured and lay snoozing all day on the Great African Plain. There was no need to run to hunt because animals tripped over her. But one day there is a fire, and all the other animals are fleeing. This is the story of how Cheetah got her markings, and discovered that she can run as fast as the wind. The first book in the series - Greedy Zebra - was published in 1984 and the series has stayed in print ever since. Praise for the series: ''Their books are beautiful to look at and to feel, and perect for reading aloud.'' School Librarian ''A delightful book.'' Books For Keeps

In the days before the big rains, many of the animals looked very different. This is the story of how Enormous Elephant came to wave his long trunk and swish his long tail on the Great Plains.

A brand-new title - Bumping Buffalo - in this successful series of African folktales.

One morning, at the foot of a tree on the African plain, a strange creature is found. It''s fluffy and puffy. What can it be? The meerkats declare that it is a wild Fluffalump. Eagle says there is no such thing, Buffalo thinks it must be a bird, Hyena says it squeaked and wriggled when he gave it a poke, and Giraffe finds it has toes. By now the Fluffalump is hungry and thirsty and when it is nipped on the bottom by Crocodile it trumpets loudly. And across the plain comes Elephant who dumps it in the lake for a wash and Fluffalump is revealed to be . . . ?

A lazy and demanding lion orders the animals of his kingdom to build him a house before the Big Rain comes.

Door zijn gulzigheid komt een zebra te laat bij de grot, waar de andere dieren al hun mooie patronen en kleuren hebben gevonden. Daardoor blijft er voor hem een te klein zwart kleed over. Prentenboek met gestileerde, kleurrijke afbeeldingen. Vanaf ca. 5 jaar.