Somali-English

Sunita at the Zoo (Somali-English) $23.95

Sunita and her class are going to the zoo. They are all very excited as climb onto the school bus They'll see elephants and sea lions, goats and penguins, monkeys and parrots and many more. They can even have a ride on a...

Sunita Makes Friends (Somali-English) $23.95

Sunita found herself playing alone, her brother had a friend to cycle with, her sister had a friend to play ball with. Even the birds weren't interested in playing with Sunita. Her sister's ball crashed through a neighbours...

Sunita's Special Day (Somali-English) $23.95

Sunita enjoys learning about Halloween at school. When she arrives home her mum says that they can have a Halloween party and invite some friends. She and her brother and sister string up some sticky donuts and bob for...

That's My Mum (Somali-English) $22.95

Mia and her friend Kai don't look like their mums. When Mia goes out with her mum people assume that she's not her mum. When Mia and Kai go out together with their mums there is total confusion. This never happens when they...

The Biscuit Moon (Somali-English) $23.95

Biscuit Moon is an allegory on migration. Believe in something badly enough and the mind can play tricks on you. A tale about Buffalo and Lion and the delicious biscuit: to fight for an illusion or co-operate for a better...

The Buskers of Bremen (Somali-English) $22.95

What can four animals do when they are no longer wanted? Run off to Bremen to become buskers. Bremen however is a long way away and our four heroes are old. When they stop for the night they see a ramshackle house and decide...

The Children of Lir: A Celtic Legend (Somali-English) $23.95

This Celtic myth conjures up the cold and icy North Sea where an evil queen transforms her step children into swans, doomed to live for a thousand years. A powerful and tragic myth, with hugely evocative illustrations, that...

The Dragon's Tears (Somali-English) $23.95

This moving folk story tells how the twenty four lakes of the River Min came to be called the Dragon-???+-?-+s Tears. When Chin Wah releases a golden fish he is rewarded with the gift of a magic pearl. But this is when his...

The Elves and the Shoemaker (Somali-English) $23.95

Swish, swish! They sewed. Tap, Tap! They hammered in the nails. Their little fingers worked so fast that the shoemaker could hardly believe his eyes... who are the secret helpers that come in the night? Grimm's classic tale...

The Giant Turnip (Somali-English) $23.95

This traditional story is set in an inner city school where the children have grown an enormous turnip! How can they pull it out? First the boys try and then the girls but the turnip will not move. They all try together but...

The Little Red Hen and The Grains of Wheat (Somali-English) $23.95

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour...

The Pied Piper (Somali-English) $22.95

Rats! Big rats, small rats, young rats and old rats! Enter a mysterious stranger... This sensitive retelling of the famous Pied Piper legend raises many moral and social issues as well as inspiring drama and music.

The Swirling Hijaab (Somali-English) $22.95

A lyrical book about the feelings a little Muslim girl has for her head scarf, her Hijaab. Beautifully illustrated, this softback book is available in English with 19 languages.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Somali-English) $23.95

The three billy goats need to cross the bridge to get to the fresh, green grass. But under the bridge lives a fierce and hungry Troll. The first goat tells the Troll to wait for his brother who is much bigger than him. The...

Tom and Sofia Start School (Somali-English) $22.95

The first day at school is an enormous step for every child. Tom is worried. Will he get lost in his school? Will he make any friends? Sofia is excited and can't wait to go to big school like her sister. Join Tom & Sofia...

Walking in my City, What do you see? (Somali-English) $23.95

A book where the writer and reader add to the storytelling. Everyday scenes of the city are illustrated in gorgeous detail to engage readers to share experiences, explore and discover more. This book is designed to encourage...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Somali-English) $22.95

It-???+-?-+s never easy going on a bear hunt, as the five prospective hunters soon find out. On a beautiful day, four children and their dad cross a field of long grass, wade through a deep cold river ... and into a narrow...

Welcome to the World Baby (Somali-English) $23.95

All cultures celebrate the birth of a baby in different ways. When Tariq's mum has a baby boy the whole class celebrates.And as the children talk, at circle time, they each in turn tell how their families welcomed a new...

Yeh-hsien: A Chinese Cinderella (Somali-English) $23.95

The story of Yeh-hsien is believed to be the original telling of the Cinderella story. Yeh-hsien is raised by her stepmother who always gives her the hardest chores. Yeh-hsien 's only friend is a fish, who the wicked...