What We Do
We work with children in under-resourced communities where there is often little or no exposure to books outside a classroom context and for tests
What We Do
Our method is formed around these core beliefs: Children can do anything if they are given enough encouragement and belief in their potential. Reading
What We Do
Children’s Book Network writes and imagines reading materials, activities and games that encourage children between the ages of 10 and 15 to give reading
Our Board members
Creative Director Lesley Beake, writer, educationalist and reading activist. Has published more than 100 books for children and young people, worked on numerous educational
Workshop Reports
Our next big outreach programme will be a series of workshops to as wide a selection of children as possible, starting with the Kruis
Toolbox Reports
We are currently checking the final proofs of this work of dedication and perseverance before it goes to print. Soon, soon, we will hold
General News
Wilien van Zyl, our workshop and training manager has been hard at work, specifically on the training manual for our three amazing facilitators, Rachel
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The Mobile Book Club Boxes were initiated at the beginning of 2021 after lockdown. There was a need for children to have access to
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Children’s Book Network Workshops 2024 TERM 1 January – March Special Workshop Themes Regular Workshops February Valentine’s Day Leap Year March Human
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We are kicking 2024 off with a facilitators training workshop. We currently have three venues where workshops are being held. Stanford South, where
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As schools begin thinking about getting back to work after the holidays, Children’s Book Network is committed to increased involvement and participation. Here is
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Dear Librarians, In these toolboxes are keys to unlock kingdoms of wonder and curiosity for the young patrons who walk through your door. Unlike
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TIMELESS WHISPERS “In South Africa, the Karoo is always ‘over the mountains’. Wherever you come from, you must cross high blue mountains by dangerous
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The faded image of a paper found floating around our Children’s Book Network store after last week’s devastating floods says it all.
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On Monday 25th September 2023, our local river here in Stanford transformed itself from the Klein (small) River to the Huge River.
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As part of an archaeological outreach (and reading) programme, CBN recently travelled to the Tankwa Karoo in the arid Northern Cape. We gave five
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The children of Elandsvlei Farms School received gifts of bracelets made of ostrich shell after their min-excavation of a square metre of Tankwa desert
