RICH WORLD OF WORDS

READING ON THE TOILET? YES!

With a toddler in the house learning to use the potty, you need all the help you can get. CoComelon to the rescue! In CoComelon: The Potty Song, JJ is learning to use the potty. Offer this cute board book as a distraction to keep your little one on the potty a little longer, while you sing along to the helpful song. It’s a fun and simple way to share first experiences of toilet training with your child. And hey, if JJ can do it, so can yours! R155, Jonathan Ball.

INSPIRATION FOR YOUNG ADVENTURERS

In My First African Adventure, South African adventurer Riaan Manser relives the highlights (and some lowlights) of his cycle trip around Africa, eating monkey, rat and bat, standing in front of the pyramids, feeding hyenas mouth to mouth, and standing on the highest, as well as at the lowest, points in Africa. This illustrated version is crammed with fun facts and information. R190, Penguin Random House.

PERFECT READ FOR BIG SCHOOL

Faizel is taking a big step and going to school for the first time. Does Faizel enjoy his first day at school and – very importantly – will he be able to share his love of nature and the wonder of the stars with his classmates? A Gold Star for Faizel by Rafiek Mammon about this starwatching Afrikaans boy is available in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa. R130, Jacana.

My First Bilingual Dictionary is a large, thick beautiful hardback book with 1 000 colourful pictures and their words in English and Afrikaans. You and your child will simply never tire of dipping into it and talking about everything from the ordinary to the unusual all categorised in interesting themes so as not to be overwhelming. It is like 10 picture books in one! Bilingual families in particular will love paging through it. R260, Human & Rousseau