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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the richest award in children’s literature, and one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The award recognises “authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and promoters of reading” whose “work is of the highest quality.” The objective of the award is to increase interest in children’s and young people’s literature, and to promote children’s rights to culture on a global scale. Nal’ibali is proud…

“We live storied lives” This World Storytelling Day, it’s important to understand how stories (from amusing tales to the story of your life) are the pixels that make up your understanding of the world. Stories are not something separate from life – they aren’t fictional pastimes. In fact,they are so prevalent that  they’re woven  tightly into the tapestry of every person’s life, and in incredibly…

Nal’ibali, the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, will be celebrating World Storytelling Day this Friday, March 20, at the Indie Book Fair taking place at the Sunnyside Park Hotel in Johannesburg. In celebration of the day, and the power of stories, the campaign will be hosting a special storytelling session with guest storyteller and author, Zanele Ndlovu. “We are all born to tell stories, memorise and make…

Last year, people across South Africa helped us read aloud to almost 50 000 children on World Read Aloud Day! In 2015, Nal’ibali was determined to share the power of reading aloud with even more children… And thanks to parents, teachers, librarians, reading club volunteers, and Nal’ibali Literacy Mentors, we managed to reach our goal and set a new reading record. On 4 March 2015, a…