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Make children confident and dedicated to their dreams just like in Graça’s dream / Melissa Fagan
InGraça’s Dream, the author Melissa Fagan presents the life of a hard worker and dedicated young girl called Graça, born in a very challengi
Do You know what Storytelling Is?
Kongossa is part of storytelling, a component, but not the actual storytelling. There is nothing pejorative in the expression Kongossa. It simply means talking about the other person in his or her absence. In this sense, we have all practiced kongossa in one way or another.
Five techniques for introducing a child to reading and the application of knowledge
Children's books are full of knowledge that needs to be passed on to African children (medicine, gastronomy, legends, etc.). This knowledge can really enable children to develop gradually and become complete and qualified people later on.
How to Make Reading a Hobby for your Little One ?
On October 27, 2021 was held an experience sharing around the theme "how to make reading a hobby in your little one?" The organizer of the activity Nadine Mekougoum, sociologist and promoter of Harambee Africa shared her experience on the issue, on the Facebook page, Parents 2.0. She focused on her experience gained through exchanges with some families and her active participation in the Read'arts workshops. She came up with a few tips that parents can use.
African Books Collective, the only one-stop-shop for over 3000 books published in Africa
African Books Collective (ABC) is a not-for-profit cultural organization that markets and distributes African books, African writers, and...
“ Children’s literature is increasingly free from taboos – Andrea LIAO, Founder of Book the Future”
" Unhappy families move me the most ". Thoughts of Andrea LIAO, President & Founder of Book the Future“. All happy families are alike;...
A child who reads and writes regularly will most likely be more confident, think faster and express themselves better.
Mr. Simpson Muhwezi is the Founder and Creative Director of Wandiika Literacy Initiative, a social enterprise whose mission is to use...
PUBLISHERS OF AFRICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN CHILDREN BOOKS IN THE DIASPORA
It’s often difficult for African parents to find books for their kids online. Below is a list of diasporic publishers specialized in African and Afro-american children books. You can find much more interesting content on their respective website which have directly been added to ease things.
Conversation with Dr. Martin Egblewogbe founder of Pa Gya! Literary Festival
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Ghana, Writers Project of Ghana organised the fifth edition of "Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in...
How can children books help in raising confident kids? - Lessons from Festival Saint-Petersburg Book Lighthouse
Christian Elongué gave a public talk on the topic “Who is the true alpha of the family?", during the festival "Saint-Petersburg Book Lighthouse" moderated by Nadezhda Filimonova and Evgeniia Trofimova from the Kronshtadt children’s library in Russia. Elongué thus explained that parenting styles must be adapted and personnalised to the kids and teens personality. There is no one right way to raise a child. It’s important to focus on balancing priorities, juggling responsibilities and quickly ...
How did Muna Kalati start ? - Conversation with the founder
It was at university with the pan-African associative movements and my Master's degree in "Africa and Globalization" that I discovered the rich African past and became aware of my cultural alienation. I knew more about the history of France, Great Britain and Belgium than that of Cameroon and I realized that the books of my childhood had largely contributed to it. I realized that children's and youth literature was a powerful tool for building the imagination and identity of young Africans, f...
Muna Kalati advocated for more diversity in global children literature at IBBY Russia 2021
From the 9th to 12 September 2021, Muna Kalati was represented through its Director Christian Elongué at the 37th Ibby Children’s Book International Congress In Moscow, under the theme «Great Big World Through Children’s Books: National and Foreign Literature — Role, Value, Impact on Young Readers in Different Countries». It was an opportunity to explore diversity of themes, characters, issues in children’s literature of the world, to discuss cultural variety which doesn’t prevent them from i...