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Tadiswa Prayer Mavindidze

Young Authors’ Ambassador · Ssali Publishing House

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Tadiswa Prayer Mavindidze is a young Zimbabwean author whose debut, I Am His, shares her Christian faith with other young readers. Reported as nine years old at her 2026 launch, she began with a simple conviction: children have stories and beliefs worth sharing.

Mentored by author Mabel Marcelene Masigale, Tadiswa brought her first book to readers at Westque Academy in Harare. ZimSphere covered the launch in August 2026, reporting the attendance of Farai Jere MP and a representative of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe.

Ssali Publishing House appointed her Young Authors’ Ambassador in recognition of her writing and commitment to encouraging young people to read, write and share their stories with confidence. Her certificate records the appointment in conjunction with UNISA Press.

ZimSphere · her debut and launch View her ambassador certificateBook launch photograph supplied by Ssali Publishing House

Tadiswa Mavindidze’s certificate of appointment as Young Authors’ Ambassador, issued by Ssali Publishing House in conjunction with UNISA Press

THE SSALI BIBLIOGRAPHY

Children’s books

I Am His

Faith, belonging and courage, shared by a young Zimbabwean voice.

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BETWEEN THE PAGES / Tadiswa Prayer Mavindidze

A little note. A new beginning.

With a parent, guardian or teacher.

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Selected notes appear after review. Email stays private.

The conversation begins with the book.Discover I Am His

HER FIRST CHAPTER / HARARE, 2026

The day the story
became a book.

Tadiswa speaking into a microphone at her book launch — Tadiswa speaking at her *I Am His* launch, at Westque Academy, Harare.

Tadiswa Prayer Mavindidze with Hon. Farai Jere, guest of honour at her Harare book launch, presenting her Young Authors’ Ambassador certificate — Tadiswa with **Hon. Farai Jere**, MP for Murewa West and guest of honour at the *I Am His* launch, presenting her Young Authors’ Ambassador certificate. Westque Academy, Harare. Launch coverage

ZIMSPHERE / AUGUST 2026A debut making news at home

Read the Zimbabwean coverage of I Am His and her launch.

BEGIN WITH HER BOOKI Am His

A young reader’s faith and belonging, shared with others.

THE AUTHOR’S COLLECTION

A story to read.
A pencil to begin.

A character colouring companion and a separate Tadiswa writing case. Two ways for a young reader to make a start.

A story to read. A page to make your own. — author collection — A story to read. A page to make your own.
The book characters have their colouring set. Tadiswa’s own name has a separate writing case. Two different beginnings, with room for imagination.
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WHY SHE BEGAN

“I am a child of God”

Tadiswa, speaking about why she wrote I Am His.Read her interview

One young author has shared her words. Another child can begin with a colour, a character or a first sentence. The character set and Tadiswa’s own pencil case are two separate companions for that beginning.

Colouring companion with different activity pages, matching character pencil case and colouring pencils. The original I Am His storybook is sold separately.

Read the story
I Am His

I AM HIS / CHARACTER COLOURING SET

The story is hers. The colours are yours.

The story can continue after reading aloud: colour a child and lamb beside a baobab, follow a path to school, or choose a star and give it a colour of your own. Different activities leave room for every young reader’s imagination.

Character colouring set