After the success of the inaugural Teen Team last year, we have regrouped. This year we have eleven names on our list. With the

We had a workshop at the butterfly centre that was attended by 45 children from Stanford. It was conducted by Vuyokazi Siza. We focused

CBN is very grateful to Phumlani Lose, who gives up many Saturday mornings to CBN. He adds both his voice and his example to

For CBN we have a new, New Year when we hit the first of March and begin our new financial year. So, it IS

Reading a book is just like being a detective in a TV series. You have to look for clues to make the story work.

Children everywhere used to have strong tradition of clapping games. In Africa that tradition still exists and is enjoyed hugely. We usually begin a

The children who come to Children’s Book Network workshops in increasing numbers are volunteers. They want to come. It isn’t part of school. It’s

A Grimm Fairy Tale Once upon a time … Well, once, there was a girl who lived in a very small house with her

There will be more about that, the first workshop of this year, the last workshop of last year … and the generosity of all

Every December we enjoy the inspiring sight of thousands of bikers pouring into designated centres with huge teddy-bears and other toys strapped onto their

We ended off the year on a complete high note with participation from talented Zimbabwean musician Terry Tekura and his colleague Edward Schmidt –

We have had a magnificent ride through this past year. CBN has gone from strength to strength on all fronts. With funding from Lotto

Great choir input from Vuyokasi Size and her husband.

The following short address was made at the awarding of the Social Responsibility Awards at Hermanus High School in October 2018 by Lesley Beake.

CBN needs – and would like to offer – local support in providing exciting and stimulating after-school activities for local children. We are also

CBN will be holding a holiday workshop for our loyal supporters! There will be storytelling and activities for Little CBN (6-8 years old) and

Those who sing together grow together. We began our choir with the Winter Workshops when the theme was Imagination – but we never imagined

We are busy recruiting a new Teen Team to work with us next year. For teenagers who have been working with us during 2018,

Music has always been part of CBN. We read together, listen together, play together … and sing together. Now CBN has a choir that

The Theme: Our Heritage. The San people of Africa. There will be four workshops in this series, which form a unit in our Toolbox.