Jemima Shafei-Ongu

A little girl and her family help a lost and confused stranger to find her way home in this moving story about compassion, ageing, and identity. They reached a giant lemon tree. The old woman sat up, tapping an urgent finger against the window. 'Hay! Hay! Hanna zarr'et ha. Hay!' 'She's saying that Hanna planted this tree,' Mama said as...

Aslan and Benny is a warm and relatable picture book for anyone who's ever felt stuck by their worries and needed help to do what matters most to them. Aslan has the heart and the name of a lion. He is fearless! His favourite days are Sundays when the whole family gathers at his yenge's house for a barbecue, and...