About Kisoga Tales
A passion project to keep the Lusoga language alive for the next generation.
Kisakye Cinderella Grace
I am Kisakye Cinderella Grace. I make the books. I am a graphic designer from eastern Uganda, and I write in Lusoga because that is my language.
The stories on sale now are Walugembe and Obuyondho. Walugembe tells of the Kyabazinga and the royal horns; Obuyondho follows Mother as she teaches Nambi about her room, her clothes, and her hair.
As a mother in the diaspora, I watched my children grow up fluent in English but struggling to connect with their Busoga heritage. The books I found were either too formal, too generic, or simply not about our stories. So I decided to write them myself.
Kisoga Tales was born from that need: to give Basoga families in Uganda and around the world: illustrated stories that reflect our culture and our unity.
Every book is written in Lusoga with English alongside, so that parents and children can learn together. The stories are set in Busoga, in the villages, because our children deserve to see themselves in the books they read.
Our Mission
Kisoga Tales exists to help Basoga children, at home and abroad, learn the Lusoga language through beautiful, culturally authentic illustrated stories.
We believe that language is the heartbeat of culture. When a child reads “Wasuze otya eyo?” and understands it means “How did you spend the night?”, they are not just learning words. They are stepping into a legacy.
Paying on this site is MTN MoMo in Uganda; someone abroad should write on WhatsApp and we will arrange the book.
Fulfilment
Digital copies are delivered instantly as PDF downloads. The stories themselves are set in Busoga, in eastern Uganda, along the banks of the Nile.
“Busoga okwisania na maani”
Unity is strength