Reading skills strengthen critical, reflective thinking and are indispensable for a vibrant democracy. In times of increasing disillusionment with democracy, it is more important than ever to promote…
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Since 2024, the poetry recommendations for children are published annually: a selection of eleven titles aimed at a reading audience between the ages of three and eleven - and of course at readers of…
In her debut novel, Eva Kranenburg tells the story of four young people whose paths cross in the final days of the war. Tarek, Nata, Ren and little, feral Tuk are to be drafted into the completely…
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The International Youth Library's fellowship programme is one of the rare international research initiatives in the field of children's and young adult literature worldwide and…
Time has never been as great as it is today
Erich Kästner, who was born in Dresden, wrote some of his most famous poems in Leipzig's coffee houses. And for many years now, a singer-songwriter from…
Unlike most of his colleagues, Erich Kästner did not emigrate, even though his books were burned and removed from libraries in 1933. Only “Emil and the Detectives” remained for a few years longer.…
Does your heart beat faster when a mysterious case needs to be solved? Are you as curious as Emil and his friends from ‘Emil and the Detectives’ or as brave as the unlikely pair Rico and Oskar, who…