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Exclusive Books IBBY SA Awards Shortlist Announced

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 16 Nov 2009   |   

Finally the Eclusive Books IBBY SA Awards has announced a shortlist of four amazing books. Having gone through the selection process I am delighted to share which books these are. They are; Elsa and the little Thingamajig by Niki Daly, Siyolo’s Jersey by Mari Grobler, Liewe Land, ‘N Olifant by Jaco Jacobs and Happy Birthday Jamela by Niki Daly. Read here for more:

Leading national bookseller Exclusive Books has announced its shortlist of four books, for the second Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award, which recognizes the best South African children’s book writers and illustrators. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, 23 November 2008, at The Vineyard hotel in Cape Town.

The bi-annual Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award is endorsed by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together. The Exclusive Books sponsored award extends equivalent recognition and prize-money to both the author and illustrator of the winning book.

To be considered for the award, both the writer and the illustrator must be South African and the book must be an original work written in any of the official South African languages. The book must also have been published in South Africa. The writer and the illustrator each receive a R5, 000 cash prize.

The shortlisted titles for the 2009 Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award are:

* Else and the Little Thingamanjig – Story by Niki Daly. Pictures by Joan Rankin
* Siyolo’s Jersey – Story byMari Grobler. Pictures by Elizabeth Pulles
* Liewe Land, ‘n Olifant – Story by Jaco Jacobs. Pictures by Maja Sereda
* Happy Birthday Jamela – Story and pictures by Niki Daly.

Says Colleen Whitfield, Exclusive Books Children’s Book Manager: “The primary objective of the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Awards is to firstly recognize the incredible talent South Africa has and to encourage the local South African authors and illustrators to keep up the international standard of illustrations and stories. This genre of literature has developed beautifully in South Africa and Exclusive Books would like to see it grow even more.”

Information about the 2009 award:

Exclusive Books invited South African authors, illustrators and publishers to submit eligible titles – 63 books were submitted for the 2008 award.

The awards jury comprises of:

* Johanna De Beer
* Jay Heale
* Kathy Madlener
* Veronica Behm Croucher
* Annari Van Der Merwe
* Nonikwe Mashologu
* Lona Gericke,
* Prof. Genevieve Hart
* Marianne Serfonte

Book details

• Happy Birthday Jamela by Niki Daly
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  EAN: 9781845074227
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• Liewe Land, ‘N Olifant by Jaco Jacobs, illustrated by Maja Sereda
  EAN: 9780799341935
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• Else and the Little Thingamajig by Niki Daly, illustrated by Joan Rankin
  EAN: 9781920162665
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• Siyolo’s Jersey by Mari Grobler, illustrated by Elizabeth Pulles
  EAN: 9780624046066
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SCWBI Children's Book Author and Illustrator Events in Gauteng in November

by Colleen on 05 Nov 2009   |   

Marjorie Heerden, illustrator of Mr Humperdinck’s Wonderful Whatsit and Veronique Tadjo, editor of Talking Drums are among the well known writers and illustrators who will be giving workshops and talks in Pretoria in November. Here’s the programme from The Society of Childrens’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI):

Exhibition by Illustrators and Writers of Children’s Books

Date: 4-10 November
Venue: University of Pretoria
Edoardo Villa Gallery (Old Merensky Building 19), Pretoria
Daily visiting hours: 4-10 November 2009 from 10:00 to 16:00

Opening Function:
3 November 2009 at 15:00
Welcome: Prof Thomas van der Walt, UNISA
Guest speaker: Marjorie van Heerden – “Were adults shaped by stories they read as children?”
Date: 13-27 November
Venue: Alliance Francaise
19 Rivier St (cnr de Kock), Sunnyside,Pretoria
Daily visiting hours: 13-27 November 2009 – 08:30 – 19:30 (Mon – Thurs); 08:30 – 13:00 (Fri); 09:00 – 12:30 (Sat)

Opening Function
Date: 12 November 2009 at 19:15 for 19:30
Welcome: Maguelone Orliange-Ladsous
Guest Speaker: Veronique Tadjo

Exhibitors:
Kalle Becker, Maryanne and Shayle Bester, Paddy Bouma, Je’Anna Clements, Hazel Cuthbertson, Carol Davies, Yvette de Beer, Julia du Plessis, Wendy Hartman, Jenny Hatton, Jenn Hurlin, Derrick Hurlin, Themba Mabaso, Rob Owen, Louise Prinsloo, Marelise Prinsloo, Elizabeth Pulles, Joan Rankin, Maja Sereda, Nalini Pillay, Chantelle Thorne, Rozenn Torquebiau, Marjorie van Heerden, Samantha van Riet, Adelle van Zyl, Marlene (Paddy) Visser

Enquiries please e-mail SCBWI.Gauteng@mweb.co.za

Illustrators’ workshop on 4th November
How to draw children: an in-depth look at children of different ages and how their bodies change
Presenter: Marjorie van Heerden
Note: For More information about the presenter visit her website
Date: 4 November 2009
Time: 10:00 —15:00Venue: Alliance Francaise, 19 Rivier St (cnr de Kock), Sunnyside, Pretoria
Cost: Non SCBWI Members R150 & SCBWI ; Members R100.00
RSVP: Booking is essential!
To book, please e-mail SCBWI.Gauteng@mweb.co.za before 26/10/09. NB! Put How to draw children in the e-mail subject line

Description: This will be a PowerPoint presentation on how to draw children with an emphasis on illustrating children’s books. This is not a practical workshop, but an informal, interactive lecture-based workshop. It is, however, important that you bring your sketch books and drawing material along because during the workshop the presenter will give the attendees time to try out various points she talks about.

Programme of Children’s Book workshops
Alliance Francaise,
19 Rivier St (cnr de Kock), Sunnyside, Pretoria
These workshops are free of charge but Booking is essential!!

17/11/09
Time:10:30
Topic:Listen to a story
Suggested age group: Grades 2-4
Duration: 45 -60mins
Presenter: Joan Rankin
Time:11:30

Topic: Listen to an adventure story
Suggested Age group: Grades 5- 7
Duration: 60 -90mins.
Presenter: Chantelle Thorne
Time:12:00

Topic:Using a writing model to write
Age:Grade 7- 9
Duration:30 -45 mins
Presenter: Nallini Sooknanan Pillay
Time:14:30

Topic: Write and illustrate a story
Age: Grades 7- 9
Duration: 30 -45 mins
Presenter: Rob Owen

18/11/09
Time: 10:00
Topic: Let’s be creative
Age: Grades 3-4
Duration: (1 hr divided into 2 sessions)
Presenter: Yvette de Beer
Time: 10:30

Topic: Reading and illustrating stories
Age: Grades 1-2
Duration: 30 minutes
Presenter: Jenny Hatton and Shayle Bester
Time : 11:30

Topic: Illustrate a story
Age : Grades 5-7
Duration: 60 minutes
Presenter: Julia du Plessis
Time: 14:30

Topic: The basics of storytelling
Age: Grades 9-12
Duration: 2 hours
Presenter: Derrick Hurlin
Time: 14:30

Topic: How an illustrator works
Age: Grades 9-12
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Presenter: Chantelle Thorne

More info from SCWBI:

Marjorie van Heerden is an award-winning children’s book writer and illustrator. She will give a step-by-step look at the structure of a child’s body and show how their bodies change from that of a new-born baby to that of a young adult of 16. She will discuss a child’s physical and mental development and how one can incorporate this into drawing the child. She will also show the process she follows in the creation of a child character for a picture book. The workshop is aimed at published and unpublished illustrators and writer/illustrators of picture books. Although it is specifically aimed at illustrators, the course could also be benefit authors of illustrated and picture books.

Thank you to the University of Pretoria and Alliance Francaise for allowing us to use their venues free of charge. Thank you to Lapa Uitgewers, Jacana Media, Pan Macmillan and Maskew Miller Longman for their sponsorship. Thank you to Die Sonkasteel and Hedgehog Books for bringing our books to the public.

Book details

• Mr Humperdinck’s Wonderful Whatsit by Wynand Louw, illustrated by Marjorie van Heerden
  EAN: 9780798144520
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• Talking Drums: A Selection of Poems from Africa South of the Sahara edited by Veronique Tadjo
  EAN: 9781582348131
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Bongani's Day in Words and Pictures by Gisele Wulfsohn

by Colleen on 28 Oct 2009   |   

Part of the A Child’s Day series, Bongani’s Day focuses on the daily lives and experiences of a boy named Bongani.

Bongani’s day begins just like it does for most children: he washes, brushes his teeth and has breakfast; later at school he learns all about the letter C and makes a clown face from a paper plate. But when Bongani gets home in the evening, he puts on his kwaito music videos and dances the kwasa kwasa to the lively sounds and rhythms of South Africa…

You’ll love this book for its:

• Fantastic photographs and stunning designs make this book truly attractive for children to read.
• Supplemented by information text, with glossary and pronunciation guide, further facts about the country, more typical words and phrases in Afrikaans.

SA Book Partners has two reviews of Bongani’s day on their site here:

Who would have believed it could happen? In Westdene, once an all-white racist Johannesburg neighborhood under apartheid, a seven-year-old, black child Bongani Mofokeng, lives with his aunt Manana, his white uncle David, and his two older cousins, Thabi and Flory. Accurate and entertaining, this lively photo-essay in A Child's Day series, with full-color pictures and a few paragraphs of text on every page, shows Bongani attending his integrated local school (where his favorite subject is computer skills).

• Read the complete article

About the author

Gisele Wulfsohn studied Graphic Fine Art at the Johannesburg College of Art. Since the late l980s Gisele has documented various HIV/AIDS awareness initiatives and in 1994 she was commissioned by the Independent Electoral Commission to document the first democratic elections in South Africa.

Book details

• Bongani’s Day by Gisèle Wulfsohn
  EAN: 9781920016234
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