Die Bonsmara se Hare

By Clare Verster

Die Bonsmara se Hare is a short Afrikaans children's book. The story follows the journey of a farmer from drought to riches through the eyes of his young daughter. Amidst a bad drought one of their bulls starts to grow blonde curly hair. Rather than auctioning the bull off the famer realises that he can make a magical tonic for hair growth. The unusual origin of this miracle tonic is unbeknown to his grateful customers, who fill the farm queuing to buy the shampoo. The story is written in a playful rhyme with illustrations themed on the landscape of the Eastern Free State.

Die Bonsmara se Hare volg die reis van 'n boer van droogte tot rykdom deur die o van sy jong dogter. Te midde van 'n slegte droogte begin een van hulle bulle blonde, krullerige hare groei. In plaas daarvan om die bul na die veiling te neem, besef die boer dat hy 'n magiese produk kan maak wat hare laat groei Die ongewone oorsprong van hierdie wonderlike produk is onbekend aan sy dankbare kli nte, wat rye staan om die wonder-sjampoe te koop. Die verhaal is in 'n speelse rym geskryf met illustrasies wat gebaseer is op die landskap van die Oos-Vrystaat.

Clare Verster is a young mother who has a love for language, especially those that amplify story-telling potential. She is inspired by how children see the world and aims to inspire a love for reading in them through her stories. Her work as a medical doctor requires her to travel and live in rural spaces in South Africa, which has influenced her writing. Her first stories to be published are set in the Eastern Free-State and explore Afrikaans and the quirks of farm culture.
Clare is a creative, organised, and ambitious individual who hopes her story books will cover costs and pay forward to enable the publication of her next book. For her, the aim of publication is to create lasting memories in the childhood of her readers, make reading fun, and celebrate the many cultures and landscapes found in South Africa.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Afrikaans
• ISBN: B0CH23W8F1
• ISBN13: 9780639744506
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Rockhopper Books
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"