IBBY Award

Exclusive Books will be presenting the IBBY award on 11 September 2007. They have decided to sponsor this award to: - nurture a love of reading in children from an early age, - recognise the best South African children’s story-book writers and illustrators - recognize local writing talent and illustrating, and - encourage more South African authors and publishers to develop this important genre of literature in South Africa. The nominated books are: FYNBOS FEETJIES by Antjie Krog and Fiona Moodie (Random House) OUMA RUBY'S SECRET by Chris van Wyk and Anneliese Voigt-Peters (PanMacmillan) TALL ENOUGH by Mhlobo Jadezweni and Hannah Morris (Vuvu) THE COOL NGUNI by Maryanne and Shayle Bester(Jacana) ZANZIBAR ROAD by Niki Daly (PanMacmillan)