We began, nearly ten years ago, as a workshop-focused NPO (Not-For Profit-Organization). During hundreds of workshops in rural and township venues, we learned a

For those with little time available, there is a summary at the end of this article and, to keep things as short as possible,

There is a lot going on. So much, that the website has been a bit neglected. So much to do, that everything else, that

We are hoping to achieve … Always to remember the purpose of CBN, which is to get children reading and enjoying books! BASICs •

On the last Friday of February, we arranged a meeting with some CBN children. We haven’t been allowed to see them much, not since

At the end of February 2021, we conducted a short survey of what the CBN children most enjoyed during their year of Lockdown Learning.

Please go to: OUR RECORDS at top of page to find the general report and monitoring and evaluation report. Once they have been completed,

Children’s Book Network is fully prepared to adapt to whatever the current Covid circumstances are. We have full compliance to national regulations and ,

Below, is a link to a short film made during the hugely successful Stanford Festival, which took place in December between lockdowns. Many of

WEEK 1 (1 March) Cellphone and communications rollout. Daisy and Vuyo to build network. Complete Swimming and all other work in Happiness Books WEEK

The Happiness books We are happy too. The workbooks the children have been maintaining in the last six months are filled with their writing,

The beginning of January is not the beginning of CBN’s year. The beginning of March is when we start to implement the ideas that

In 2021 Children’s Book Network enters its tenth year of working with children and reading. We aim for it to be a year to

A summary for those who are short of time… Children’s Book Network approaches 10 years of working with children without books or a love

Introduction Soon, it will be ten years since CBN began to work with children from poor communities who had little interest in books and

A funding appeal without the number 19 in it! Instead, we would like to invite you to join the Children’s Book Network Thousand Club.

The Children’s Book Network (CBN) team are working on the development of our Reading Toolboxes, as well as creating online content for children during

As our days seem to melt into each other at the moment, here’s a fun activity you can do to remind us all of

A children’s book about the Coronavirus, illustrated by the award-winning Gruffalo artist Axel Scheffler, is available for free online. We’ve uploaded it here for

We thought we’d share a few ways you can keep your children moving while at home. Quiet time, reading and other brain stimulating activities