A Family Adventure (English–Kaonde / Bimwesho...)

About this book

A Family Adventure by Chanju Mwanza is a bilingual children's book presented in English and Kaonde. It forms part of the Zambian Narratives Project, an initiative created to put Zambian stories into print and encourage children to grow up reading in both English and the country's national languages. The book explores family vocabulary and challenges gender stereotypes through images and situations drawn from everyday Zambian life. Its bilingual layout makes it useful for children learning Kaonde, families trying to maintain the language at home, teachers looking for locally relevant reading material and Zambians in the diaspora who want children to remain connected to language and culture. Rather than using foreign settings as the default for early reading, A Family Adventure gives young readers a story world they can recognise. It supports literacy, language preservation and cultural confidence in a simple, child-friendly format.