Children's Africana Book Awards Festival

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

950 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20560

Saturday, November 8, 2014 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Free and Open to the Public Registration Requested

Best Books for Young Children

Bundle of Secrets: Savita Returns Home

Mubina Kirmani, illustrated by Tony Siema

CreateSpace Publishers, 2013

Desmond and the Very Mean Word: A Story of Forgiveness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams, illustrated by A.G. Ford
Candlewick Press, 2013

Best Books for Older Readers

Africa is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Monica Edinger, illustrated by Robert Byrd

Candlewick Press, 2013

Once Upon a Time in Ghana: Traditional Ewe Stories
Retold in English
Ann Cottrell, translation by Agbotadua Togbi Kumassah, illustrated by Kwabena Poku
Afram Publications (Ghana), Ltd, 2013

Dance Performance by Taratibu Youth Association

Book Sale and Signing

Face Painting, Art Activities for Children, Refreshments

Sponsors

Africa Access

Friends of CABA

Outreach Council, African Studies Association

Partners

Divine Chocolate
Library of Congress
National Museum of African Art
An Open Book Foundation
Politics and Prose
Sankofa Cafe
Teaching for Change
Turning the Page
Tutu's Storybooks