Southern Africa has the richest and most diverse grouping of succulents in the world. Vetplant Fairies is a collection of verse for children about indigenous succulents and the imaginary beings who live among them, written by two of our finest poets, Ingrid de Kok and Antjie Krog. The book is beautifully illustrated in full colour by Fiona Moodie in the style of Fynbos Fairies, its hugely successful predecessor. The scientific name for each plant is included in this enchanting new classic.

Fiona Moodie is an artist and writer. VETPLANT FAIRIES is one of seventeen children’s books she has illustrated since her first book, BENJAMIN ROCKING HORSE, was published in Switzerland in 1979. Since then, her children’s books have appeared in numerous countries and in many languages. In 1996, NABULELA, her eighth book, was published in seven South African languages. Her illustrations have been exhibited in prominent galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the Chihiro Art Museum in Tokyo features her work in its permanent collection. She is the recipient of the MER Prize among others, and has been honoured by Unicef. She lives in Cape Town.

Ingrid de Kok is the author of the celebrated poetry collections FAMILIAR GROUND, TRANSFER, TERRESTRIAL THINGS, and OTHER SIGNS. Her poems have been published locally, internationally and in translation, and a volume of selected and new work, SEASONAL FIRES, appeared in South Africa and the United States. Among her prizes are the Herman Charles Bosman Award, a South African Literary Award, and the 2019 Ritratti di Poesia Prize from Fondazione Culturale Arte in Rome. She lives in Cape Town.

Antjie Krog has published many volumes of poetry, three of them collections of children’s verse: MANKEPANK EN ANDER MONSTERS, VOËLS VAN ANDERSTE VERE, and FYNBOS FAIRIES. She has been awarded the Hertzog Prize among many other awards, and is the author of the acclaimed COUNTRY OF MY SKULL, which won the Alan Paton and Olive Schreiner awards. She lives in Cape Town.