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Maryanne Bester

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Maryanne Bester

  • 4 stars across 11 books
    Maryanne and Shayle Bester are sisters who grew up on a Free State farm, where their father farmed cattle and sheep. They both graduated from the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg, Shayle majoring in Fine Arts and Maryanne in Dramatic Arts. Together they run a company as decorative painters and illustrators, specialising in children's art.
    17th May 2017

    The elders at the door

    Early one morning three tired, dirty, hungry elders - Blessing, Wisdom and Love - knock on the door of a family home. Th... More

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    16th June 2009

    The Long Trousers

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    6th October 2006

    Three Friends and a Taxi

    Three friends and a taxi is a tale first told to the author by a local guide in a taxi in the islands of the Comores. Sh... More

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    6th October 2006

    The Cool Nguni

    Cool Nguni is a story about a young Nguni calf who questions his identity in relation to other cattle breeds from across... More

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    9th August 2009

    The missing ball

    Gaps, the endearing Nguni calf, and his cousin Sugarbean--named because of her speckled, sugar bean-like hide--want to p... More

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    14th March 2014

    I Know That!

    Continuing the Bester sisters' beloved Cool nguni series, I know that follows Gaps, the nguni calf, as he introduces his... More

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    1st March 2014

    Ndiyazi!

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    1st March 2014

    Ngiyakwazi Lokho!

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    1st March 2014

    Ek Weet Dit!

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    17th November 2020

    Time to Go!

    Sometimes toddlers don't want to go! This is a book for toddlers about leaving when they don't want to or ending an acti... More

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      The elders at the door

      Great traditional African fable, three elders who arrive at the door, but which elder should the family invite in?
      Lovely colourful illustrations, wi...

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