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Muna Kalati was represented at the IBBY Africa Regional Meeting on Illustrations in Children’s Books
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Muna Kalati was represented at the IBBY Africa Regional Meeting on Illustrations in Children’s Books

From the 29th August 2019 to 1st September 2019, Christian Elongué, founder of Muna Kalati, presented the work of the organisation during...

Muna Kalati1 September 2019
Muna Kalati was represented at the IBBY Africa Regional Meeting on Illustrations in Children’s Books
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Muna Kalati was represented at the IBBY Africa Regional Meeting on Illustrations in Children’s Books

From the 29th August 2019 to 1st September 2019, Christian Elongué, founder of Muna Kalati, presented the work of the organisation during...

Muna Kalati1 September 2019
The representation of people of color in children’s picture books
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The representation of people of color in children’s picture books

But in thinking about the books that I read while growing up and the books that I’ve researched, I keep asking myself: where are all the African children’s literature writers? Why aren’t there more books being produced? Have we, as African writers, moved away from this pride and responsibility of rearing conscious, confident, and self-aware African children?

Muna Kalati22 January 2019
Victorine Mbong Shu: the mother behind the success of the Award-winning child author Stacey Fru.
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Victorine Mbong Shu: the mother behind the success of the Award-winning child author Stacey Fru.

Many parents want their kids to develop a lifelong culture of reading and writing. But from the desire to the reality, there are huge...

Muna Kalati11 December 2018
One of the first black children’s magazine started nearly 100 years ago
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One of the first black children’s magazine started nearly 100 years ago

Every revolutionary magazine needs a striking cover, and in January 1920, appeared The Brownies Book , one of the first Black African...

Muna Kalati1 November 2018
Monday’s Ball, A Book Teaching The Power Of  Kindness and Empathy
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Monday’s Ball, A Book Teaching The Power Of Kindness and Empathy

Monday’s Ball, by author and illustrator Segun O. Mosuro, tells the story of a boy who loved to play football but was always left out by...

Muna Kalati3 October 2018