Workshop Reports
On 16 and 17 July children from Red Hill informal settlement attended a CBN workshop at Simon’s Town Library. Seventeen children attended on both
Friends. Where would we be without them?
Monday 7th July was an important date for Children’s Book Network at the Centre for the Book in Queen Victoria Street. It was the
Workshop Reports
Venue: Simon’s Town Library (on main road, opposite police station and after the shops stop. It is up a steep driveway on your right
General News
Listening Beautifully With Gçina Mhlophe, Sindiwe Magona, Anele Mhlahlo and croc E moses. This event will not only be a magical evening of stories
Workshop Reports
Rock Gong Workshop in Clanwilliam Twenty-five children from three schools in the Cederberg took part in a four-day workshop at Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project
Friends. Where would we be without them?
At the four-day workshop held in Clanwilliam between 30th June and 3 July, 25 children had the chance to use the CBN iPads for
Workshop Reports
Our first day at Clanwilliam. We had a beautiful successful day with the children. They were so amazingly easy to work with, so far
General News
SONG OF BE by Lesley Beake (Maskew Miller Longman) The moving story of Be, a modern Bushman/San girl. Its opening sentence: “I have just
Children's writing
Elzaine I love my grandmother because she tells me things in te history. I like to have a grandmother. She tells me stories from
Children's writing
My grandmother is a very good grandmother – and she makes very good bakes. She works at the shop in the town. She is
What Children?
Franchey My grandmother is a very good grandmother – and she makes very good bakes. She works at the shop in the town. She
Children's writing
Aneline My grandmother loves to tell stories about her past. She tells us how they lived. Sometimes it went good and sometimes it went
Children's writing
My grandmother is a very cool grandmother and she works very hard. Granny had four sisters and one of them is my mother. M
Children's writing
In Saturday stories, we worked with books and stories about grandparents and discussed (in the winter sun) how important they are in our lives.
General News
A TWO-DAY Workshop 16th & 17th July Themes for these days will be:Time, People and working with music and the rock gongs. The children
General News
This 4-day workshop will give us time to complete some large projects – shadow puppets with San themes, beautiful words poetry project, iBooks on
Let's talk about US!
My friend gives me special feelings – like a sister. She makes me feel happy. She plans surprises like birthday parties. She is respectful
CBN Books
First published in the ReadRight educational supplement of the Sunday Times. Commissioned and published in book form by the Parliament of the Republic of
General Reports
On Saturday 14th June children in Clanwilliam remembered the children and young people who were part of the freedom struggle in South Africa, particularly
The Milk Star Stories
A retelling of a story from southern Nigeria In the very old days, everybody lived in the same village. Everybody, that was, except Moon
