Zuri Kaloki

Zuri Kaloki is a young author from Kenya. Zuri is 11 years old. She likes to inspire others through storytelling. “Maajabu - Hungry animals” is Zuri’s first book. In this book she creates a fictional place, the land of Maajabu, where wonders and adventures happen. Here she casts the fox, the donkey, the wolf, three birds, an elephant and a camel in the story. Zuri's style of writing adds a mix of simple Swahili words in an exciting way to help readers learn Swahili as they enjoy the tales from Africa.

“Maajabu - Hungry animals” is the first book in her animal book series. The moral of the story is that it does not pay to trick others. Always be kind, we all need good friends.

Zuri is the current head girl at Brookside Preparatory School in Nairobi. Her interests include reading, drawing, writing, playing chess, coding, robotics, and electronics.