INCLUDED:
*Delicious Vetkoek Recipe!
* The Legend of Table Mountain
* How Table Mountain Got its "Table Cloth" (Clouds!)
* The Legend of Table Mountain's Giant and the 1st Cape Sea Route!

A charming portrait of the bond between a small girl and boy and their beloved Grandad. This book takes readers on an unbelievable journey, tackling universal themes and voicing animal rights and the importance of fighting for what is right.
"Joyful Trouble is a must read for all ages."(Nada Sobhi, Poet)
"A story that reads like a movie."

"It is Parade Day, a very special day to remember a very special Royal Navy South Atlantic Ordinary Seaman. The parade was in honor and in memory of Joyful Trouble, a kind dog and an Ordinary Seaman, a Great Dane with a purpose. Ana and her younger brother, Tommy, are excited about the parade, but more than anything they want to hear the story about Joyful Trouble because their grandfather, a great storyteller, had once been an Ordinary Seaman, and it had been his responsibility to look after and look out for this Great Dane. The dog had an affection towards men of the sea and had caught the Navy’s and the town’s attention on more than one occasion due to his wanderings and traveling the train along with the seamen.
Patricia Furstenberg’s young people’s short chapter book, Joyful Trouble, is an amusing and fascinating fable, a story telling the life of one Great Dane in his role as an Ordinary Seaman in the Second World War. The story unravels as the grandfather tells the story to his young grandchildren. It sparkles with good, old fashioned family time and family storytelling, treasured childhood moments that sadly get lost too often in this fast-paced world. The young reader will quickly warm up to the young children in the story as they learn about a very special Great Dane as well as a vital part of their grandfather’s past. This is a compassionate and heart-warming story" 5STARS - Reviewed by Reader's Favorite


"When I started this book, I was ready to cry to my heart’s content, considering this book was based on a dog. I came across a sweet, humorous and fun read. This book is based on a true story of Able Seaman “Just Nuisance”, the only dog ever to be officially enlisted in the Royal Navy. He served with HMS Afrikander, a Royal Navy naval base in Simon’s Town, South Africa, during the WWII.
Patricia has written a beautiful and oh so refreshing tale of friendship, loyalty, and love.
In the book, the story of “Joyful Trouble”, a mischievous but a very friendly and helpful Great Dane is narrated by a granddad to his 2 grandchildren.

A fun story about an adorable and REAL dog. Enjoy the happy rhyming and the matching illustrations.
Inspired by the story of he first dog enlisted in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Just Nuisance was a Great Dane and the only dog EVER to be officially enlisted in the Royal Navy. Between 1939 and 1944 Just Nuisance served on HMS Afrikander, a Royal Navy ship anchored in Simon's Town, South Africa.

Just Nuisance had his own bed, and his own sailor's hat too, he traveled by train quite often and he even flew in a plane or two.

"In South of Africa once lived
A Great Dane with a busy tail.
Just Nuisance he was called
And everyone his tale told..."

Don't miss the other books in this adorable series:
*The Chimp and the Dog,
*The BLT, the Bear, the Lion and the Tiger
*The Cheetah and the Dog
*The Elephant and the Sheep
*The Lion and the Dog

Chosen one of 5 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime

Chosen one of 5 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime

Readers are loving Silent Heroes:

NEW, revised edition. Bright, pictures that will engage children.

***Die Jagluiperd en die Hond
***Die Blitsige Jagluiperd
***Die Eensame Luiperd
***Die Afrika Wilde Honde
OVER 30 PAGES. Colorful ILLUSTRATIONS.




Twee nat neuse het eendag ontmoet,
Heel toevallig, elke een op sy eie missie, het hulle gegroet.
Die son was hoog, dit was ‘n warm dag,
As die stof opwaai en jy wou sien, moes jy wag.
So is Afrika se wilde vlaktes,
Met lang, warm somers en sterte met stories.

Don't miss the other books in this adorable series:
The Chimp and the Dog,
Just Nuisance the Sea-Dog,
The BLT, the Bear, the Lion and the Tiger
The Cheetah and the Dog,
The Lion and the Dog,
The Elephant and the Sheep