The Gift of the Sun

Overview

All Thulani wants is a simple life basking in the sun. Tired of milkingthe cow, he exchanges it for a goat ... the goat for a sheep ... thesheep for three geese ... until all he has left is a pocket of sunflowerseeds! But the sunflower seeds feed the hens, the hens lay more eggsthan ever and before long Thulani is enjoying the gift of his newfoundfortune.A charming easy-to-understand story teaching children the conceptof investing and growing what one has. Dianne Stewart’s charmingstory and Jude Daly’s delightful illustrations will enchant children andadults alike. For the illustrations of this book, The Gift of the Sun wasselected as one of Smithsonian’s Notable Books in 1996 and Jude Dalyreceived the Katrine Harries Award, as well as a place on the IBBYHonour List of 1998.

Author Biography

Jude Daly lives in Kleinmond, South Africa with her husband, writerand illustrator Niki Daly. She is well known for her delicately detailedillustrations. She is the illustrator of Thank You, Jackson; Sivu’s SixWishes; Lila and the Secret of the Rain and The Faraway Island. Judehas received several awards for her work. The Hungry Mind Reviewselected The Dove as one of its Children’s Books of Distinction in 1994. Dianne Stewart is an award-winning author who has published manyhighly acclaimed children’s books and others on African culture, bothlocally and internationally. She has degrees in African languages andliterature, and is well steeped in anthropology, all of which provide anexcellent pool of knowledge for her research into African folklore andmythology. She is the author of Dudu’s Basket, Lyle the Crocodile andThe Dove, among others.