General Reports
On Saturday 13th February, 24 children (twenty-five including a baby on someone’s back!), and ten adults converged on Simon’s Town Library for a story
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At a recent panel discussion, Genevieve Hart, chair of IBBY SA described books for children as being: ‘Windows to look out at the world,
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In a panel discussion at a recent PRAESA event in Cape Town, Professor Genevieve Hart, gave the following statistics about libraries in South Africa.
Workshop Reports
A remarkable team of musicians and storytellers will assemble in Simon’s Town Library on 13th February to work with 25 children from Red Hill
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IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People is proud to announce the shortlist for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award – the
Project Reports
IBBY is the International Board of Books for Young People, representing national organizations working with children and books all over the world. Here is
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Lesley Beake and Jay Heale give some very last minute choices form their very favourite books (today). It might be different tomorrow! Lesley: I
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CBN was delighted to facilitate the donation of the children’s book collection of our beloved book editor, Jay Heale when it arrived at Enlighten
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The latest Bookchat Newsletter, Number 212, kindly supplied -free of charge – by Jay Heale.
General Reports
In the last year Children’s Book Network have been connecting with theatre organisations in and around Cape Town. One such organisation is Jungle Theatre.
General Reports
CBN has completed a series of fifteen workshops over two years in Clanwilliam – twelve of them with funding from the department of Water
Friends. Where would we be without them?
The words ‘Jay Heale’ and ‘children’s books’ go together like, well, like Piglet and Pooh. Following a distinguished career doing just about everything in
Workshop Reports
Over the past eight months – and with a run up for six months before that, CBN has been working with the children of
Friends. Where would we be without them?
CBN is about books, but we also hope that the children we work with are inspired to dream their own dreams and set their
General Reports
Nearly four years ago, Children’s Book Network gave a workshop at Red Hill informal settlement above Simon’s Town. This was at the instigation of
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The story of the book Fly, Eagle, Fly! presented by Jay Heale Fly, Eagle, Fly! has become the most famous picture-book story in South
What Children?
This is the song of welcome sung by Red Hill children at the triumphant arrival of Johan Wiklund after his epic flight from northern
What Children?
Three years ago, in a CBN workshop given at Red Hill informal settlement, Michael Buwa wrote about his dream. His dream was to fly.
Funders
Delighted doesn’t come near what we felt when Leif Lindquist, on behalf of four Rotary Clubs in Skellefteä, presented CBN with a most beautiful
