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Beste maats
(Best Friends)
Illustrated by Gerhard van Wyk
Written by Julia Smuts Louw
Designed by Penny Waterkeyn
Translated by Julia Smuts Louw
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 20 September 2025.
ISBN: 978-1-997425-42-7
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Gerhard van Wyk   •   Julia Smuts Louw   •   Penny Waterkeyn

Zindzi en Tim Tam is
beste maats.
Hulle doen alles saam.

“Wil julle seerowers speel?”
vra Oswin.

“Nee, dankie,” sê Zindzi.
“Ek sal saam met Tim Tam seerowers speel.”

“Wil julle saam met  my ’n legkaart bou?”  vra Kaya.

“Nee, dankie,” sê Zindzi.
“Ek hou daarvan om saam met  Tim Tam legkaarte te bou.”

“Wil julle saam skopfietsresies jaag?” vra Die Tweeling.
“Nee, dankie,” sê Zindzi.  “Ek sal eerder saam met Tim Tam resies jaag.”

Eendag is Tim Tam nie by die skool nie.
“Tim Tam is siek,” sê Juffrou.
“Hoekom speel jy nie vandag saam
met jou ander maats nie, Zindzi?”

Oswin maak vir Tim Tam ’n  “Word gou gesond”-kaartjie.
“Maar … Tim Tam is my  beste maat,” sê Zindzi.

“Jy kan my help,” sê Oswin.

“Dompel, dompel,             stempel, stempel.”

sê Zindzi.

Toe die kaartjie klaar is,  speel Oswin en Zindzi  met die kostuums.

Die volgende dag, speel hulle eenbeentjie saam met Kaya.

Die dag daarna, ry al drie  skopfiets saam met  Die Tweeling.

Maandag is Tim Tam terug by die skool.

“Kom ons gaan lees saam met Oswin!” sê Zindzi.

“Is Oswin nou jou beste maat?”  vra Tim Tam.

“Hy’s my nuwe maat,” sê Zindzi.  “Hy’s ook jou maat! Kyk, ons het vir jou  ’n kaartjie gemaak.”

“Wat daarvan as ons almal saam speel?”

“Goeie plan,” sê Tim Tam.

“Ons kan almal beste maats wees!”