Last week I had the excitement of finally meeting the amazing team behind Book Dash (http://bookdash.org/). Book Dash is an innovative organisation based in

On Friday 29 May at 3.00 we will have a meeting at the library with high school students to explain what CBN does, how

this month’s theme has been tracks and tracking – both in hunting and in archaeology. For full reports of these (and all other) workshops,

This was a very interesting event to attend. Morag Styles is an expert in the history of children’s literature. She is professor of Children’s

Tonight (Monday 11th May) at UCT there will be a conversation between Morag Styles, Emeritus Professor of Children’s Poetry, University of Cambridge, and Finuala

Many Cultures One Story Today is a special day in the book calendar. CBN is giving a workshop for Grades 7-8 in Clanwilliam today,

Bookdash is a fantastic initiative that brings together teams of illustrators, writers, designers and creative people generlaly to create books for South Africa’s children

Congratulations to South African reading organization PRAESA on winning the prestigious Astrid Lindgren in Sweden for their amazing work over the last 20 years

School holidays are just round the corner (again!) and there will be a full programme for children in Clanwilliam: International Children’s Book Day on

Children from the Chris Hani school in Khayelitsha dancing during the Swedish World’s Children’s Prize homecoming concert in the Artscape Theatre on March 1st.

Clanwilliam Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd March Children between 9 and 12 are invited to join a fun workshop at Living Landscape from 3.00

Library Week is coming up soon and the Southern Peninsula have put together a festival celebrating the written word in their area. Blown Away

My Kassie Book Club; helping to address illiteracy in South Africa.

Rivers and us! Children of all ages are invited to talk about what they need, what they would like … most of all, what

Workshop programme: Red Hill 28 February 2015 Theme: Water and Stories Time: 10.00 Saturday until 11.30 (Facilitators meet by 9.45) Venue: Simon’s Town Library

For a revised description of how our workshops work, go to: https://www.childrensbook.co.za/workshops

Malala Yousafazi was not only the joint winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize , but also the winner of a prize awarded by

At the core of what we do are always books. CBN is lucky to be able to book-rustle in the libraries of various supporters

Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press are holding their annual dragon boat contest on Saturday 29 November at 9.00 am at the Waterfront

A board meeting will be held in Tokai, Cape Town, on Friday 5th December at 2.00. This will be attended by the three CBN