Book Size: 10.7" x 9.5"
Pages: 32
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781623717438
Imprint: Crocodile Books
Illustrated by: Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
Illustrations: Full-color illustrations
Ages: 3-8
Release date: Summer 2023
Category: Children's BooksKantiga Finds the Perfect Name
By Mabel Mnensa • Illustrated by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
$ 18.95“Inspired by her time living in Iran and Italy, food writer and photographer Saghar Setareh explores the similarities between Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking. In over 80 recipes, this cookbook celebrates the culinary heritage of both countries while reflecting on her own experiences as an immigrant.”—BookRiot’s Most Anticipated Cookbooks of 2023
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About this book
This endearing picture book from South Africa follows the story of a little girl who, with help from her grandmother, explores her identity and learns to appreciate her name.
“There was once a beautiful little girl with a heart as big as her name, Kantiga. But Kantiga did not like her name.” Hearing this, her gogo tells her a family tale of the magical clay pot that seems to be useless because it is cracked and broken. We learn how this flaw makes it more than perfect.
Follow this beautiful tale, full of color and folklore, as Kantiga tries to find the perfect name and on the journey learns a bit more about who she is and where she is from.
Brand: Mabel MnensaAbout the author
Mabel Mnensa is an avid reader, poet, and writer. A lover of words and stories, she completed her Master’s degrees with distinctions—an MA in English Literature from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (2010) and an MA in Creative Writing from University College Dublin (2022). Her published work ranges from children’s picture stories to prose that explores alternate worlds and realities. Mabel’s debut children’s picture book, Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name was written, inspired by her niece and the stories she was told growing up.
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“Inspired by her time living in Iran and Italy, food writer and photographer Saghar Setareh explores the similarities between Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking. In over 80 recipes, this cookbook celebrates the culinary heritage of both countries while reflecting on her own experiences as an immigrant.”—BookRiot’s Most Anticipated Cookbooks of 2023
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