Tales so true about what they do in Land of Kachoo

AUTHOR Tina Scotford and illustrator Frans Groenewald have created three books in a series of wildly comical stories set in the fictional Land of Kachoo.

The rhyming verse and quirky illustrations invite the reader to linger in the Land of Kachoo along with the lovable characters. These enchanting books will charm the child in everyone.

Scotford writes: “In the heart of Africa lies the Land of Kachoo, with vast open plains and deep rivers, too.

“Animals roam freely in their wild domain through forests and grasslands and rocky terrain.

“Big cats and rhino and Thomson’s gazelle, elephant and zebra – they live here as well.

“The sights and the sounds in the Land of Kachoo are uniquely African and will remain with you.

“The roar of the lions on a starlit night and the echo of hooves running away in fright, or the call of the fish eagle in the African sun are sounds to signal your safari’s begun. Come and explore this land, if you dare. A wild African adventure awaits you in there.”

Each book comes with a collection of stickers.

Scotford is inspired by her travels in the bush, including Serengeti, Lake Tarangire and the Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania, Chobe and the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe and Klaserie game reserves. She likes cycling and hiking in the Drakensberg.

Groenewald studied at the University of Stellenbosch. He is an artist and his paintings are popular. He also likes illustrating children’s books.