Multilingual Story Supplements

In this edition, we talk to the teens who started the Sakumlandela Reading Club in Khayelitsha, we share our top tips for choosing books for children, PLUS cut out and keep this week’s featured story, ‘Mom's taxi’ by Mteto Mzongwa, Onele Mfeketho, Orbin Lamna and Pamella Maseko (NAB Publishers). You can also enjoy the read-aloud story, ‘Little and big’ by Carole Bloch and Vian Oelfsen (Little Hands Trust).

Edition 5 features 7 fun activities to do in your reading club, PLUS a new cut-out-and-keep story ‘Something to do’ by Ann Walton (Jacana Media). PLUS we feature part two of the read-aloud story, ‘The running shoes’ by Marianna Brandt (Stories that Talk - Heartlines).

In this edition, we share our top tips for starting a reading club (who, where, when, what and how!). We meet the Eastern Cape-based Sinempumelo Reading Club; PLUS enjoy a new cut-out-and-keep story ‘The little hare’ by PRAESA, and part one of the read-aloud story called ‘The running shoes’ by Marianna Brandt (Stories that Talk - Heartlines).

In this edition, we look at 6 tips for developing reading and writing at home, learn more about the Langa Vulindlela Reading Club, and the inspiration behind all Nal’ibali reading clubs. PLUS enjoy the teen read ‘Broken promises’ by Ros Haden (from FunDza/Cover2Cover) and read-aloud story, ‘Two’ by Carole Bloch and Richard MacIntosh (Little Hands Trust).

In this edition, we share our top tips on how to read with a child, find out more about Nal’ibali reading clubs and enjoy the cut-out-and-keep story, ‘It’s time’, by Carole Bloch (Jacana Media), as well as part two of ‘Sefudi’s sadness’ by Donvé Lee.

In this edition, we discuss the valuable role of stories in people’s lives, feature the cut-out-and-keep story ‘Books are friends by Carole Bloch (Jacana Media) AND share part one of our read-aloud story ‘Sefudi’s sadness’ by Donvé Lee.

Writing books or stories for children can be a joyful and rewarding experience! A good children’s story must be written with the reader in mind.