Bedtime stories for South Africa
Bettina (‘Tina’) Schouw’s book, Dreamwalking, will be finding its way into the Christmas stockings of every South African child I know, especially those who live abroad. This is a truly magical children’s (and adult’s) story book … no more Hansel and Gretel for us, the heroes here have names like Miriam Makeba and Mark Shuttleworth, and stories we identify with.
Magnificent rhythm and rhyme that brought to mind reading Green Eggs and Ham (as an adult).
“Dreams are like birds and birds must fly, Their wings were made to soar the sky. And dreams ignored or shut away, soon wither and fade in the light of day.”
Dream Walking By Bettina Schouw illustrator Adam Carnegie
We are giving away a signed copy of this book. Enter
here.
Tina Schouw, a self-taught musician whose style encompasses mainstream jazz,
folk and Latin music, found time from her busy international career in music
and the theatre to write this stunning book for (and maybe with the help of)
her 6-year-old son, Mika.
To stand a chance to win a copy of Dream walking.
Quotes from this beautiful book:
‘Dreamers are blessed with their own special star,
that guides them to places, both near and far. And
suddenly magic from out of the blue, will show you the
next thing that you need to do. ’
‘His heart bubbled over with blessings and cheer, for
he saw everything so perfectly clear. We are zillions
of dream-lights, beaming into the night and we
each must choose to shine our light. ’
Where to buy the book
All good book stores. If you don't see it on the shelves, please request it. Or order it through Tina's website and you could contact Tina for a signed copy.
Tina and Mika
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