When books were burned in Berlin on 10 May 1933, Erich Kästner stood in the crowd and watched as people threw piles of his books into the fire. Children's books were also on the Nazis' "black list"…
Black White Grey. Picture books without colours
This year's "The White Ravens" panel is dedicated to picture books that make do without colours. These have become increasingly popular on the…
The "Poetry Recommendations" for adult readers have been published annually since 2013. From 2024, there will now also be "Poetry recommendations for children"! A group of experts will put together a…
Reading to each other connects! In the children's library, parents, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles or teenagers read from books in their languages on a few afternoons a month.
Participation is…
Writing workshop for young authors
Writing on one's own initiative is far more than just a form of self-expression. Many teenagers and young adults pursue their own writing projects, writing with…
The International Children's Library of the International Youth Library Foundation has been in use for forty years without any structural changes. It was time to renovate the lending library in the…
From 2024, the poetry recommendations for children will be published annually: a selection of eleven titles aimed at a reading audience between the ages of three and eleven - and of course at readers…
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After humans are unable to make peace with each other despite countless negotiations, animals from all parts of the world meet at an international conference to fight for world peace with cunning and…