Swart Hond

by Wendy Hartmann

On her way to the shopping mall, Karen notices a black dog sitting in the rain. There is something strange about the dog and Karen gets the feeling that it wants her to follow it. She is led to a thatched cottage and when she refuses to go through the gate the dog turns vicious and blocks her way. Karen is forced to follow until she reaches a storeroom at the back if the garden. Just as she discovers someone lying at the bottom of the stairs, the black dog mysteriously disappears.

47 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Wendy Hartmann has been writing for many years, with more than 40 children’s books published, including, most recently, The African Orchestra. Her work ranges from concept and counting, beginner readers, high interest/low vocabulary readers to picture books. Her books have been selected for honor’s lists and nominated for awards for writing and illustration. Wendy lives in Cape Town, is married and has two daughters. In her spare time, she paints and has taken part in numerous exhibitions and has works in private collections in South Africa as well as overseas.