Stories From The Heart
Author Candida Mosoma
Mbilu Tales creates Afrocentric children’s stories rooted in family memory and imagination. Written so children can see themselves reflected with courage, curiosity, and joy.
Mbilu means heart in Tsonga — the language of my roots.
Mbilu Tales Join Khanyi and her cheeky pug, Momo, on a windy day full of wonder! When her bold, beautiful kite flies away, Khanyi sets off on a heartwarming adventure — learning that love and courage can always help you find your way back home.
Khanyi And The Kite

Khanyi And The Kite Colouring Book
Grab your crayons and fly high with Khanyi! Colour playful pages of Khanyi, Momo and her bold, beautiful kite and relive the magic of their joyful adventure today.

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Khanyi And The Kite - Creative Play Bundle (UK ONLY)
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Khanyi’s Adventures
Khanyi and the Kite is the first story in the Mbilu Tales collection — a joyful Afrocentric picture book about courage, imagination, and the love that guides us.
When Khanyi’s beautiful kite flies away, she and her pug, Momo, set off on a playful adventure, guided by Kokwani — her grandmother and the voice that reminds her how far she can fly.
Perfect for ages 3–7
• Created for meaningful read-aloud moments
📚Coming Soon: Khanyi on Safari-the next adventure in the Khanyi series!!!
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Read ArticleLion King actress now an author!
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Read ArticleSA’s got talent as Candida Mosoma brings ‘Khanyi and the Kite’ to life
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Read ArticleCandida Mosoma: from actress to Afrocentric children's author with 'Khanyi and the Kite'
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Full YouTube InterviewTalking Khanyi And The Kite
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Award-winning South African performer makes her exciting debut as an author
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THE REVIEWS
Testimonials
My kids absolutely love this book. So refreshing to have home brewed characters that we can relate to.
It is so important to cultivate a culture of reading. My neice can’t read yet but went to the book launch and gave me a detailed breakdown of what was read to her. Let us continue to challenge young minds with creative story telling. Thank you Khanyi and Momo for you excellent story telling.
Personally I love the book and the illustrations. My four year old daughter loves loves the illustrations and she can get enough of me reading the book. Being a performer myself I read and perform for her while I read and we have so much fun. We can’t wait for many stories to come.
My kids love the reading book and ask lots of questions about the characters. They also enjoy colouring in the Khanyi and the Kite colouring book
This is such a heart warming story, my niece was just glued to it and fell in love with characters