The Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa published or republished in the U.S. Africa Access and the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) created CABA in 1991 to encourage the publication and use of accurate, balanced children’s materials about Africa.

This 31st Annual CABA Ceremony is sponsored by the Center for African Studies at Howard University, the DC Public Library, the ASA Outreach Council, and Africa Access.