The Queen of the Birds: An African Calendar

A large grey parrot wearing a red crown and pink dress presides over a glowing gathering of smaller birds, owls and meerkats, framed by sunflowers on an orange ground.
A richly patterned montage of African wildlife — elephants, antelope, a turtle, pangolin, tortoise and birds — in a stylised rock-art style, framed by a blue border of white animal motifs.
The story for the month of uDwarha – October – tells how Mantis stole fire from Ostrich and shared it with mankind.
Watercolour illustration of a fluffy, newly hatched pink-and-blue bird standing beside a pale blue egg decorated with a yellow star, surrounded by soft white speckles.

As the months pass, the little African grey parrot learns to fly.

Illustrated calendar page continuing “The Sad Story of the Death of Poor Cock Robin,” with birds taking part in the funeral scene, seasonal notes, and a crying bird character in the corner.
Illustrated September calendar page for “The Sad Story of the Death of Poor Cock Robin,” with birds, flowers, animals, and decorative coral-tree blossoms around the poem.

PRIZE-WINNING BOOK: Queen of the Birds: An African Calendar has a story or poem for every month of the Xhosa year.

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