Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name (English)

About a little girl and finding acceptance, learning who she is and where she is from; It is also about finding value in our history, oral traditions and what we can learn from our histories; The grandmother is the primary care-giver as many children have parents who work far away from their homes; A beautiful Malawian tale infused with a little magic; The story is centred on a tale that teaches a lesson and offers something to spark the interest of little girls and boys in South Africa, Africa and the diaspora; Mabel is very driven and will drive a social media campaign and is available for talks and interviews and book fairs.

Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name is a beautiful tale, infused with some magic that reimagines a popular African folklore for the modern child. “There was once a beautiful little girl with a heart as big as her name, Kantiga.Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name is a beautiful tale, infused with some magic that reimagines a popular African folklore for the modern child. “There was once a beautiful little girl with a heart as big as her name, Kantiga. But Kantiga did not like her name.” Hearing this, her Gogo tells her a magical family tale inspired by the folklore of the magical cracked clay pot. The magical clay pot is appears to be useless because it is cracked and broken, yet we learn how this flaw that makes it more than perfect. Follow this beautiful tale, full of colour and folklore, as Kantiga tries to find the perfect name and on the journey learns a bit more about who she is and where she is from.