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How Baboon's bottom became bare and other stories is a collection of well-loved African folktales explaining how nature came to be. How did the Baboon's bottom become bare? How did Zebra get her beautiful stripes? How did Tortoise's shell get so cracked? Find out the answers to these questions in these humorous and unforgettable stories.

Kipi cha muhimu zaidi duniani? Pesa? Nyumba kubwa ama gari kubwa? Katika mojawapo ya ngano katika mkusanyiko huu, kutana na kijana ambaye anauza bidhaa zisizoonekana... Kijana Aliyeuza Hekima ni mkusanyiko wa ngano kutoka pembe nyingi za dunia ambazo zimehadithiwa kwa njia ya kipekee inayozipa mvuto wa aina yake.

Out of the Box is a collection of fun, easy-to-read stories and thoughts of 8-year-old Ngure Matu Ndiritu. They are funny, fresh and there's even some French! Kids and grownups alike will have a wonderful time catching up with these exciting tales. Hop on and ride along!

A young couple is preparing for marriage when the bride-to-be is defiled by a business tycoon. The courts fail to dispense justice and the victim ends up in an accident that leaves her severely paralysed. The groom's father, a prominent scientist, decides on revenge. He breeds a deadly virus meant to decimate the cattle in Mountain Farm, an extensive ranch owned by the defiler. But for the scheme to succeed, he has to enlist the help of Boma, ...

The girl who couldn't keep a secret contains a collection of delightful stories which used to be told to young children in Kisii by their grandparents.

Konelia anajivunia mtoto wake Kalaa na kumtakia ufanisi maishani. Lakini karibuni msiba unamkumba. Bibiye Maua, mamake Kalaa, anaanga dunia. Katika jitihada za kumwondolea Kalaa usumbufu anaoa tena. Uhusiano wa Kalaa na mamake wa kambo, Kitete, utakuwaje?

Sungura amejenga nyumba maridadi ili aweze kufanya harusi yake humo. Lakini kuna adui aliyekatalia ndani. Anatafuta usaidizi kwa wanyama wenzake lakini wanashindwa kumfukuza. Atafanya nini?

Wamugumo was the most famous story-teller among the Kikuyu people and his life itself became a legend. He was the biggest and strongest man that had ever been known, and he also had the largest appetite. The stories he told were master-pieces of humour, excitement and education. Peter Kuguru's book retains the wonderful flavour and magic of Wamugumo's stories.

Dora yumo nyumbani ambamo amelazimika kubaki ili kuwachunga ng'ombe wao kutokana na ukosefu wa mfanyakazi mzuri. Halafu siku moja anamuona mtu anayetembea kwenye mvua bila kuguswa na tone la mvua. Anamshawishi mamaye wamwalike mtu huyu nyumbani. Mgeni anakubali kuandikwa kazi na Dora anarudi shuleni. Mtu huyu, Okungu, anaishia kuwa na vipawa vya ajabu ambavyo vinaisaidia jamii ya akina Dora kwa njia kubwa. Hii ni mojawapo ya hadithi tatu za ku...

Pela anawapenda wanyama. Siku moja mvua kubwa inanyesha na kuangusha mti mkubwa nje ya nyumba yao. Asubuhi Pela anatengeneza nyumba kutokana na matawi na majani ya mti huu na kuwaalika marafiki wake - Ndege, Kuku, Paka na Mbwa. Asichokijua ni kuwa hawa marafiki hawawezi kukaa pamoja, jambo linalomhuzunisha sana.

Simba ana njaa kali. Anataka kumfanya Swala kitoweo chake. Wote wanaomba kwan unyenyekevu na uvumilive, "Mungu nisaidie." Ni nani atapata kusaidiwa? Chunguza kujua nini kinatokea kwa Simba, Mungu alimsaidia?

The Town Tricksters is the story of a hard-headed boy who is expelled from school for indiscipline and ostracised by the elders of the village. He takes off to the city where he undergoes several experiences that with compelling inevitability lead to his death. Beneath this simple story is the tensions of modern Africa - her fragmentation into the rural and the urban, the traditional and the modern segments.

Chura na rafiki yake wanatayarisha karamu kwa marafiki wao. Lakini tamaa yake Chura yapita kiasi. Anajaribu hila ili aile minofu yote, lakini kitendo hiki kinaishia kumtia kwenye hatari. Nini kitaendela?

John anajipata matatani kwa kutotilia maanani anayoshauriwa na wavyele wake. Kumbe kila hatia ina madhara yake! Soma hadithi hii ya kuvutia uepukane na majuto. Hiki ni kitabu cha kusisimua kusoma.

Ni tabia njema kuomba ruhusa kabla ya kuchukua kitu cha mtu. Mbweha pacha wanaona matunda, matango, katika shamba la mkulima. Mbweha hao wanachukua matunda hayo bila ruhusa ya mkulima. Je, unajua ni nani alifichulia mkulima kuwa mbweha pacha wameiba matunda yake? Je, mkulima alifanyaje mbweha pacha? Soma uburudike hadithi hii ya mbweha pacha na matango matatu.

Kombamwiko alikuwa akiishi kwa raha mustarehe na wazazi wake kijijini. Ngoja basi siku moja akutane na Faragano, mende mmoja mjuaji, ambaye alimsifia Kombamwiko kuhusu maisha matamu ya mjini, kulingana na yale ya 'kijinga' ya kijijini kwao. Hadi Kombamwiko akaamua kwenda huko mjini akajionee mwenyewe uhondo, dhidi ya pingamizi za wazazi wake. Safari ikaanza. Kumbe, lahaula! Mambo sivyo kama alivyotarajia! Walikumbwa na visa na mikasa, wakatese...

Winning an essay-writing competition is great news for Ameyo. But as she prepare to travel to Mombasa for the the award-presentation ceremony, she is least prepared for the crime-buster role she is going to play...

The long siege of Fort Jesus by the Omani Arabs between 1689 and 1698 is the setting for this remarkable historical reconstruction by Valerie Cuthbert. For the first time, this great set-piece of East African history comes fully alive as we join the varied inhabitants of the Fort in their horrific ordeal. Muslim and Christians, soldier and priest, lover and loved, African and Arab, all have their parts to play in this exciting story as the def...

Monzi has lived a quiet loving life with his mother. Then things go wrong and he has to be a refugee. The stories Mama used to tell him will be his comfort through the hard journey...

These delightful stories will enhance Anne Matindi's growing reputation as one of East Africa's foremost writers for children. One of her first books has already been translated into Swahili language.