We’ve been invited by the 2023 Bologna Children’s Book Fair to show off our world-first publishing model

Did you know that all Book Dash books are created by volunteer creative professionals and in just 12-hours? This is the magic that is Book Dash and is the founding innovation that allows us to donate beautiful, relevant books in abundance to children to own.

On the 6th and 7th March, we showed off our unique publishing approach to the world at the 60th edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy. Two teams of African writers, illustrators and designers will work to create brand new picturebooks at the world’s pre-eminent children’s book fair. We left them in awe!

The Book Dash team of writers, illustrators and designers from Africa arrive at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair to find ourselves on the entrance walk!
Sneak peak into the two books created at the BCBF 2023!
Job Mubinya (Kenya), Jessica Jardim-Wedepohl (South Africa) and Fiske Nyirongo (Zambia) at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, creating their Book Dash book: Dance, Khuzwayo, Dance!
The full Book Dash cohort holding printed copies of the books they created live at the Fair, in just 12 hours. Book-making magic!
BCBF Team members with their Book Dash babies!

We created 2 books

Baby Talk

Baby Talk

4 languages
Dance, Khuzwayo, dance!

Dance, Khuzwayo, dance!

3 languages

Creative contributors at the event

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Alex Latimer

Alex Latimer

Illustrator and Writer
Fiske Serah Nyirongo

Fiske Serah Nyirongo

Writer
Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Designer and Illustrator
Job Mubinya

Job Mubinya

Designer
Sope Martins

Sope Martins

Writer
Thokozani Mkhize

Thokozani Mkhize

Designer
Zanri Kritzinger

Zanri Kritzinger

Editor