It Takes A Village Series by Laurie Vandenhurk
About the Author: Laurie lived with her husband Ted and their children in community with the hard-working, hospitable people of Tanzania from 1985-1997. Now they farm in central Ontario, Canada. Laurie enjoys hiking, reading, singing, playing guitar and board games. Ted and Laurie spend a lot of time with their grandchildren, who are presently the ages that their own children were when they lived in Tanzania.
Laurie has chosen to publish her books with our Admiration Books imprint. Each book features helpful tips and simple sentence options for younger readers, and delightful, authentic illustrations and photographs. There is also an enrichment page for discussion and further exploration of the topics presented in the books. Some books include a Kiswahili translation!
Each book in the series is $11.99 on our website, except for Cobra in the Kitchen which is $14.99
(e) for everyone
shipping up to $34 is only $5.00
AUDIOBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR $4. THEY ARE FEATURED BELOW EACH PICTURE BOOK.. GET THE BOOK+ THE AUDIO SO YOUR CHILDREN CAN FOLLOW ALONG ON THEIR OWN AND ALSO HEAR THE SWAHILI SPOKEN (in the books that contain Swahili) :) The audiobooks are a digital MP3 download.
If you purchase from Amazon the royalties go to the author and a portion goes to EMFERD, a Tanzanian organization that helps children with disabilities. If you prefer, you can purchase from our Amazon It Takes A Village Store here below :
It Takes A Village
All the books are listed here on Amazon for your convenience.
Author Laurie Vandenhurk
Scroll below for an audio reading of Cobra in the Kitchen narrated by the Author with help from Oliver, age 11 ! Look below for sample pages of one of Laurie’s latest books, Cobra in the Kitchen:
Cobra in the Kitchen Audiobook narrated by Laurie Vandenhurk with help from Oliver Age 11
Audiobook Coming Soon for Ricker Sees an Elephant
Wild for a Pet and Do it Myself Amy narrated by Laurie with help from Holly Age 11
Ricker Sees An Elephant Audiobook narrated by Laurie Vandenhurk with help from Jasper Age 8
New title coming soon:
Home, Sweet-as-Honey, Home
Hello, World!
Hello, World!
The Mystery of the Missing Fish Audiobook narrated by Laurie with help from Emma Age 12
