A year ago I completed the illustrations for The Hyena and the Seven Little Kids written by Carole Bloch. It’s a retelling of a classic (actually, several classics melded into one) in South African style and is part of a series published by Jacana Media. The intention of the series is to promote literacy by offering these classic tales retold with South African flavor in the official languages (11 of them) of the country. So now the book is out! I don’t have copies yet but they’re available through Jacana’s website. I’m posting the English version here but it’s available in isiZulu, isiXhosa, Setswana, and Afrikaans. I love the effort and the intention, and am happy to be part of this project, especially by the likes of Jacana whose books I’ve always admired. Carole Bloch works out of PRAESA in Cape Town, a research unit I learned about while writing my MPhil thesis. Carole has done a lot of great work (along with her colleague Neville Alexander) around early childhood development and literacy efforts. This book project was a co-coordinated by Carole Bloche and Carol Broomhall at Jacana (yes, the two Carol(e)s!) So, yeah, I’m thrilled to be part of it. Well done, everyone!