Beverley Naidoo

Winter......

Letang's New Friend begins with Letang's sadness during her first days at school in England. She has left her grandmother and friends back in Botswana and her head is full of memories and pictures of how life used to be. However the excitement of snow and the special friendship offered by Julie, a child who uses a wheelchair, help her overcome her shyness.

Spring......

In Trouble for Letang and Julie the girls are looking after Nibbles, the class hamster, when it jumps out of Julie's hands and escapes. Some of the children blame Julie and call her names. The class teacher uses the incident to talk with her class about hurtful name-calling and her own childhood memories. The children devise a clever way of enticing Nibbles back into his cage.

Summer......

In Letang and Julie Save the Day the class is suddenly faced with the unexpected on a summer outing. The two girls use their knowledge of the countryside - from both Botswana and England - to come to the rescue.

These three books are part of the Longman Book Project. They are also available in Welsh and can be ordered through the bookshop by clicking on the titles below.

Ffrind Newydd Letang
Traffertth I Letang A Sioned
Letang A Sioned Yn Dod I'r Adwy

Another Picture Book with Petra Röhr-Rouendaal

Zami has stopped coming to school. His teacher is worried but it is Rosa who plays detective and who is brave enough to seek help. A story for beginning readers about bullying.