Lucia means "the shining one," "the radiant one." She lived in Sicily at the end of the 3rd century and helped persecuted people and fugitives who sought refuge in caves and catacombs. Lucia provided…
At the International Youth Library, we have been celebrating the Festival of Lights in this tradition for over 25 years. In 2024, children again can make colorful houses of lights all day on the…
One fox persuades the donkey to fly, another is called Kotelette and still eats vegetarian food, a third falls asleep where the fox and hare say goodnight... The fox is a unsteady animal: sometimes…
One fox persuades the donkey to fly, another is called Kotelette and still eats vegetarian food, a third falls asleep where the fox and hare say goodnight... The fox is a unsteady animal: sometimes…
On 14 September 1949, the International Youth Library opened its doors as the first library for international children's and youth literature. It was founded by the Jewish journalist Jella Lepman,…
The founder of the International Youth Library, Jella Lepman, is one of the most influential figures in German post-war history. Born in Stuttgart in 1891, she grew up in a middle-class Jewish family…
The James Krüss Prize for International Children's and Young Adult Literature honours and promotes the work of a children's book author whose texts are characterised by linguistic brilliance,…
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"…