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I walked far to arrive
at her again.

A story about belonging, love, and the child who finds her way back — every single time. Written for the ones who feel everything.

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Just Like You Are Mine

“A story about the distance between a mother’s arms and a child’s journey home.”

A tender, beautifully illustrated picture book that reminds every child — and every parent — that no matter how far they wander, they are always, always loved. Perfect for bedtime reading and emotional conversations about belonging.

32 Pages

Ages 3–8 Age Range

Hardcover Format

R250.00

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The Scribe
meets the
Scribble.

Every book begins as a scribble — a tangle of feeling that hasn’t yet found its word. At Scribe & Scribble, we believe that the distance between the raw emotion and the finished sentence is where the most honest writing lives.

We exist to honour that space. To publish stories that begin in the margins, in the small hours, in the notebooks nobody meant to fill.

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On the Horizon

Adult Non-Fiction
— Coming Soon

Three forthcoming titles for adults who never stopped believing in the power of a good sentence.

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On Writing & Unwriting — A Creative Memoir

The story behind the stories — the drafts that were abandoned and the ones that found their courage. Expected Spring 2025

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The Language of Almost — Essays on Grief & Grace

A collection of personal essays exploring the soft geography between loss and gratitude. Expected Autumn 2025

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Slow Pages — A Reading Life Reconsidered

An intimate argument for reading less, but better — and why the books that change us are never the ones we expected. Expected 2026

Readers Say

Words that returned to us

★★★★★

“We read it three nights in a row. My daughter asked if the little girl in the story was her. I said yes. That’s the whole point of this book.”

Amara T. Parent · Cape Town

★★★★★

“Elegant, spare, and devastatingly tender. I gave copies to every new parent I know this year. The writing feels like a held breath.”

Priya N. Children’s Librarian · London

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“It’s rare to find a picture book that comforts the adult reading it as much as the child listening. This one does. Quietly, completely.”

James O. Reader · New York

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