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 the lockdown. We’re asking for donations to the value of your favourite book, to help us continue with our programme, to ensure the continuity of CBN both now during lockdown, and […]
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Daily Story – The Inside Book by Matthew Griffiths FIND THIS STORY ONLINE HERE: https://mattcgriffiths.com/ This lovely book, written and illustrated by South African Matthew Griffiths, is a wonderful read for children who might be feeling like they want to be outside at the moment. It explores all the wonders children and families could experience
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Daily Story – 23 April Read ‘Really truly’ – a charming story about a little boy coming to understand that unconditional love from his mom and dad, is what really, truly makes him their son. Carolyn Haywood Here’s a Penny Odyssey Classics Harcourt, Inc., 2005
Daily Story – 22 April Read ‘The Power of Half’ – a story about one family’s decision to stop taking and start giving back! In a time like this, it is wonderful to read such uplifting and positive stories. This is highly recommended for older children, as it is a longer read. It is also
Our Treasured Donors – Every rand counts – and in this difficult year of 2020, we are more determined than ever to reach the children with reading and books who need us. Several initiatives since last year had brought funding in to carry on our work. In this article we wish to record those who
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Daily Story – 20 April ‘My hero is you – How kids can fight COVID-19’ is a book written for children around the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This beautifully written and illustrated story follows Sara and her friends as they begin to understand their feelings around how they are being impacted by the
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This box of books and ideas will take you to the ends of the earth – and the beginning of time. Time and Landscape are seriously big ideas. We want to help you to look at everything around you differently – and use books, reading and writing to make your own world more interesting and
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Daily Story – 16 April Nandi doesn’t want to go to sleep. No way! She wants to go on an adventure. Join Nandi as she lets her imagination run wild and free. Click the PDF download below to read this lovely tale. We’d like to thank Book Dash for sharing their incredible books with us.
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Daily Story – 15 April Read ‘A fish and a gift’. Yusuf waits on the beach while Papa pushes out his boat. Surfers, turtles and sharks come from the sea. What will Papa bring back for Yusuf? A fish and a gift Liesl Jobson Jesse Breytenbach Andy Thesen Every child should own a hundred books
Daily Story – 14 April Today’s Daily Story is slightly different, in that we’re sharing reading with you from a magazine! WESSA’s EnviroKids magazine is our inspiration for today’s lesson! Please visit EnviroKids wonderful website for more: http://wessa.org.za/envirokids-magazine/ We use information and READ ALOUD content from this specific edition of EnviroKids: https://cld.bz/OeCAP5y/10-11/ All credit for
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Daily story – 13 April Read ‘The lion and the monkey’ – another story from Nali’bali, this time about trust and gratitude. ‘The lion and the monkey lived in a thick jungle. The lion roamed the jungle floor, while the monkey lived in the treetops. One day the lion saw some meat on top of
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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 the chocolatey celebration of Easter which is happening this weekend! ‘Egg Emoticons’ is a lesson Children’s Book Network has done in the past during our workshops, talking to children about body
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Calling all superhero kids! Dear Young Hero, Imagine you can choose your own superpower from one of these three: flying, invisibility, or being able to read. You’d be the only person in the world with that superpower. Which one do you choose? Flying is not so useful without other superpowers. Invisibility is okay for being
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Daily story – 10 April Read ‘Dudu’s Hat’, a charming story from Book Dash: https://bookdash.org/. Book Dash has an incredible library of downloadable books on their website. We thank them for sharing these with us, and the world! DUDU’S HAT Illustrated by Stephen Wallace Written by Sarah McGregor Designed by Benjamin Tetteh Edited by Nabeela
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 you to read and share with your children, family and friends. Here’ ‘Coronavirus: A Book for Children’ is aimed children between the ages of five and nine, and hopes to answer
Daily story – 9 April ‘Thoko’s first library book’ is another fabulous Nal’ibali story. Thoko and her gogo visit the library to take out a book for Thoko to read – her first ever library visit and library book! She explains the sights and smells she takes in as she walks through the door, and
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Daily story – 8 April Read Africa unity race by Nina Orange. ‘One day [the boys] were reading maps at school. Juma said, “Let’s run across our continent. Let’s race, together with Africans from many countries!” “Let’s go, we can do it! African unity!” cheered Kadogo.’ The African Storybook Project is a wonderful resource. Not
Daily story – 7 April Read ‘Lolo fixes the internet’, another wonderful read from Nal’ibali (visit their website here: https://nalibali.org/) Here’s a little snippet to pique your interest… ‘In Lolo’s village, the internet was the most important tool. If you visited the village, you’d find school children using their computer tablets to find the information
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Daily story – 6 April The red moon by Pedro Pablo Sacristán, is a futuristic short story about a boy who realises how damaged the Earth is. He visits the moon in order to save a flower. Click on the PDF below to download and enjoy this story.
Daily story – 3 April Another lovely story from Nal’ibali titled ‘Nomsa’s shopping list’. Follow Nomsa and her sister Mandisa as they try to recall the items on a shopping list which is blown away in a blast of wind! Visit Nal’ibali for more: https://nalibali.org/
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