iBali 'Bantu
iBali 'Bantu
Kelly Bush
Welcome to iBali ‘Bantu, a podcast aimed at recording African stories, for South African children, read by familiar voices. All the stories here can be found for free on the Book Dash website and app, so you can follow along as we read. If you like this podcast, please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and spread the word!
My Inside Weather
Sometimes our feelings are hard to talk about, but everyone knows how to talk about the weather. Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Apr 3, 2020
6 min
That's not Thabi! That's a hippopotamus!
Lucy can’t find her sister Thabi. But everywhere she looks there’s a suspicious hippopotamus. Does the hippo know where Thabi is? Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Apr 3, 2020
3 min
Unathi and the Dirty, Smelly Beast
A dirty, smelly beast is following Unathi! Find out what they get up to and what happens when the dirty, smelly beast takes a bath! Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Apr 3, 2020
5 min
Hippo Wants to Dance.
Hippo wants to dance. Won’t anyone dance with her? Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Apr 2, 2020
6 min
And Also!
Thabo’s make-believe world has no room for his little sister, Keitu. But she has other ideas! Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Mar 23, 2020
8 min
You! Yes you!
Hi! I’m fighting a monster, and I need you to help me. Yes, you! Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Mar 23, 2020
4 min
I'm the Colour of Honey
Is that your teacher? Is that your Aunty? Amanda is fed up with these questions and wishes that she looked just like her Mummy and Daddy. But maybe they are more alike than she realises! Every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. To that end, Book Dash gathers creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute. To find out more, and to download beautiful, print-ready books, visit bookdash.org.
Mar 22, 2020
6 min