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#WandaIsHome - at the Steve Biko Centre in King William's Town tomorrow!!! We're so proud to have been invited by the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts & Culture to join legendary writers and thought leaders in celebrating Indigenous languages. We will be sharing from our isiXhosa copy tomorrow. Did you know that the #WANDAful Xolisa Guzula translated Wanda into isiXhosa🤩?! So if useQonce📍 ngomso do Join In! Our session starts at 2 pm 🥳 #SouthAfricanchildrensBooks #IamWANDAful #wandatotheworld #indigenouslanguages #naturalhairlove #BlackHair #Identity

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