Toolbox Reports
In each of our Reading Toolboxes, there are a number of themed bags, packed with books, ideas, challenges, and excitement. Most importantly, there is
Toolbox Reports
FIRST, they are about children reading. That is what we do. We introduce children to the idea that books are fun, that books are
Workshop Reports
A generous donation of beautiful children’s clothes backed up by funding to cover workshops in the first two quarters of this year, led to
Workshop Reports
Children have a discerning eye for style – as we discovered on Saturday 23 April, when CBN explored ideas around clothes, shoes, jewellery, beadwork,
CBN Books
Children’s Book Network is always trying to change and keep ahead. That has been difficult lately, particularly in the last two years. We have
General News
Franschhoek Rides again! 2022 sees the return of the Franschhoek Literary Festival with its attendant excitement of writers, publishers and intellectuals. It also signals
General News
Book-Books This entirely novel concept could have a boring title like ‘Project Book’. Book-Book says a lot more. We experimented with these books during
CBN Books
Car Design by Andrew Sparg and Jeanne Maclay-Meyers is a delight and a lovely surprise. Why don’t we have more books on technology? Especially
CBN Books
This charming book illustrates more than just how to say ‘Hello’ in different languages, it shows South African children of all kinds just being
Toolbox Reports
A toolbox is a fair weight when you heft it to see what it will involve to get it to a venue. (Which is
Children's writing
This entirely novel concept could have a boring title like ‘Project Book’. Book-Book says a lot more. We experimented with these books during lockdown,
CBN Books
Torchbearers – a series of four books by Wendy Maartens published by Penguin Random House in SA in 2021. These remarkable books each hold
General News
We are excited about the more cheerful beginning to 2022 and hoping against hope that the signs of cautious optimisim in South Africa continue.
General News
The Toolbox Project explained For five years now, CBN has been writing, creating, discussing (and testing with upper primary schoolchildren) a different way to
General News
Not to difficult to guess! They cost a lot. A book, by its very nature, is going to be expensive. It is, or at
CBN Books
When we began the toolbox project, we thought the book selection would be easy. What a pleasure to read a hundred books, or so,
General News
After a short break for refurbishing (a longish-short break!) we are back in full flow.CBN never paused or faltered. We were storming along all
Friends. Where would we be without them?
• Children’s Book Network encourages and promotes reading with 9-14 year-old learners • We do this in small workshops (following strictly Covid protocols) •
Project Reports
The launch of a new project to assist with the essential reading aloud that used to happen at workshops, and now has to happen
