Nafu Wants Food
Age 5+
Comic Strip Fiction / Graphic Novels
A fable-like graphic novel for early readers about generosity, selfishness, and what it means to be a protector.
Nafu is Mongo Village’s resident monster and protector, so the villagers happily give Nafu all the food they want. But after greedily gobbling up the last of it, Nafu heads into the desert in search of new and exciting things to eat. Instead, Nafu gets lost, their limbs fall off, and they start to shrink more and more each day. Can Nafu find their way home, or will someone make a meal out of Nafu?
Creators
Subi Bosa is an illustrator of picture books, comics, and graphic novels currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2020, Subi was awarded a Mo Siewcharran Publisher's Prize for Illustration.