Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name
Mabel’s debut children’s picture book, Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name, was published in South Africa in 2020 by Jacana Media and the American version was published by Interlink Publishing in May 2023. The beautiful illustrations were done by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne.
Children’s’ Picture book, Published by Jacana Media (2020) and Interlink Publishing (2023)
2022 World Read Aloud Day Ambassador
Childrens’ Picture Story as part of World Read Aloud Day | 2022
In 2022, as the ambassador for the 2022 Nal’ibali World Read Aloud Day, Mabel wrote and shared the 2022 story, “A Party at the Park”. The story was translated into all eleven official South African languages as well as Swahili, Shona, French, Chichewa, Portuguese and Lingala.
Who Takes The Train?
Childrens’ Picture Story | Bookdash | 2018
Naledi is taking the train for the first time and wonders what kind of people she will see. The train is full of surprises!
Stories from the Cadbury in Our Words Project
Cadbury and The Nal’ibali Trust partnered to produce 46 children’s books in 2021. Mabel Mnensa was one of the authors chosen to write books for pure reading pleasure which are available in all the 11 official languages. All three of Mabel’s stories are available to read for free below and are available in all 11 official languages.
You can download the stories in the links below to read the stories now.
This reimagining of Aladdin’s story tells the captivating story of a little boy who discovers a parrot that grants him three wishes. Tumi and the three wishes is Mabel’s first story for the Cadbury trilogy.
This charming story follows a special little girl called Sekhametsi’s day. She has a feeling that today is special even though everyone tells her otherwise.
In this playful underwater adventure, Fluffy the bunny dives into the Great Barrier Reef to hide an Easter Egg. With his friends, he discovers shipwrecks, rescues sea creatures, and learns the importance of protecting our oceans.
Writ by Mabel 