Dear Friend of Africa,
On Saturday November 8, 2014, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art (NMAA) will host the 22nd annual Children's Africana Book Awards (CABA). CABA was created by Africa Access and the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) to honor authors and illustrators who have produced exceptional books on Africa for young people.
Join us for the CABA Festival
November 8, 2014
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Awards ceremony
- Dance performances
- Book sale and signing
- Face painting
- Art activities
- Refreshments
In the days preceding the festival, CABA winners will read to young people and autograph books at local schools and libraries. On Thursday, November 6, Africa Access will host an Awards Dinner for CABA winners and sponsors. To see the excitement and enthusiasm CABA generates, view last year's slideshow and video
Become a Sponsor
Please become a sponsor and make a generous donation to support CABA. Donations will fund festival activities, airline tickets for CABA winners traveling from Africa, and two Africa Access literacy programs: Books for Africa and Read Africa.
CABA Winners
CABA winners are selected annually by a committee of African Studies scholars who read and evaluate each nominated book. Past winners include E.B. Lewis, Jerry Pinkney, Marilyn Nelson, Ifeoma Onyefulu, and Tololwa Mollel, Elinor Sisulu and Liz Zunon (see full list of CABA Winners)
Celebrate the 2014 Winners
- Desmond Tutu & Douglas Abrams, A.G. Ford (illus.) Desmond and the Very Mean Word (Candlewick)
- Anna Cottrell & Agbotadua Togbi Kumassah,
Kwabena Poku (illus)
Once Upon a Time in Ghana (Afram)
- Monica Edinger, Robert Byrd (illus)
Africa is My Home:Child of the Amistad (Candlewick) - Mubina Kirmani, Tony Siema (illus.)
Bundle of Secrets: Savita Returns Home (Create Space)
Learn more about the 2014 CABA authors and illustrators at Winner Profiles
Founders of CABA
Africa Access created CABA in 1992 with the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association. The Outreach Council includes African Studies Outreach programs at Boston University, Harvard University, Indiana University, The Ohio State University, Michigan State University, University of Florida, University of California-Berkeley, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Yale University.
Meet Our Partners
- Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art host the CABA Festival each year in early November.
- An Open Book Foundation sponsors Author Visits and has given more than 500 CABA books to youth.
- Young Readers Center at the Library of Congress hosts annual CABA book talks and signing.
- Turning the Page sponsors School Community Nights and gives each family a CABA book.
- Divine Chocolate provides Fair Trade treats for CABA Festival.
- Teaching for Change Bookstore, Politics and Prose Bookstore, Tutu's Storybooks, and the Museum Store at NMAA promote CABA with special book displays.
- Golden Baobab, South Africa Partners will facilitate the distribution of donated CABA books in Africa.
The Challenge
Providing young people with accurate, balanced books on Africa is crucial (see "I Didn't Know There were Cities in Africa").There has been improvement in the quality of books on Africa for young people, but many still promote exotic Africa, wild kingdom Africa, poverty-stricken Africa, or conflict-driven Africa.
Biased books lead many American children to disparage Africa and distance themselves from any association with Africa. African immigrant children learn quickly how little Americans know about Africa and experience first-hand racist attitudes toward Africa,
Misinformation about Africa affects our country's relations with and policies toward African countries. If negative stereotypes prevail, then as citizens young people are unlikely to challenge policies that are paternalistic or exploitative.
Africa Access was founded in 1989 to address the challenges in children's books on Africa. We conduct workshops for educators, promote CABA at book-related events and provide the following public resources:
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