When both of Thandi's parents die of AIDS, she goes to live with her Gogo. There, memories of Thandi's family are woven into a special doll named Nosipho that is made from the possessions of her parents: her mother's dress and beads and her father's jersey, which still holds the sweet smell of his pipe. Through Nosipho, Thandi is able to find comfort and hope. Carefully tackling the subject of AIDS, this engaging tale will offer solace to any child who has experienced the loss of a loved one.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Thandi And Nosipho .

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2010 by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd .

V ronique Tadjo is a writer, a poet, and a former professor at the University of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. She is the author of As the Crow Flies , Red Earth , and Reine Pokou , which was awarded the Grand Prix Litt raire d'Afrique Noire. Catherine Groenewald lives on a small farm in South Africa and is involved with a nonprofit initiative called Siphosenkosi that trains disadvantaged women to make an African rag doll called Nosipho. She is the illustrator of Nosipho Comes to Stay.