Tiseke - My Family’s Many African United Nations

She has other relations living in other parts of Africa. Although marked on the cover for ‘age 5 plus’, this interesting narrative shows how a young girl, even in loving and comfortable surroundings, is brought face to face with contemporary issues like xenophobia and political intolerance. The book ends with Tiseke’s family looking forward to a trip to Zimbabwe. ‘One thing I will definitely do when I visit Zimbabwe,’ says the young heroine, ‘will be to find out why my father was in prison.’ This might be considered strong stuff to be reading to your kids before bedtime, but it’ll be well worth the ride.