Als am 10. Mai 1933 in Berlin Bücher auf Scheiterhaufen brannten, stand Erich Kästner in der Menge und sah zu, wie junge Menschen seine Bücher stapelweise ins Feuer warfen. Auch Kinderbücher standen…
A musical-literary evening
The exciting interplay of music and literature is given a stage in the series "NotenTexte. Musical-Literary Evenings" series of the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Music and…
A lyrical treasure trove. The International Youth Library’s "Der Kinder Kalender"
First published in 2011, "Der Kinder Kalender” (The Children's Calendar), edited by the International Youth Library,…
"The Summers" is the touching novel debut of the winner of the 2019 Ingeborg Bachmann Audience Award. The story is dedicated to the growing up of Leyla, a high school student from Munich, torn in…
Erich Kästner has dealt with historical elucidation at various times in his career. He also saw himself as an educator from a systematic point of view. Names such as Lessing, Kant, Rousseau, Möser,…
As part of the mystery writing contest at the Kinder Krimifest Munich, the IJB is offering a writing workshop for children ages 10-13. The workshop will be held in German.
price: 10 Euro
max. 15…
Poor Odysseus had not expected this: After ending the ten-year Trojan War with a ruse, it takes him another ten years to finally get home. On his odyssey, he encounters all kinds of mythical…
A musical-literary evening
The exciting interplay of music and literature is given a stage in the series "NotenTexte. Musical-literary evenings" series of the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Music and…