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Frankfurt Kids Festival

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The vibrant world of children's and young adult media was at the focus of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022: Paul Maar reads from his new book "Das Sams und die große Weihnachtssuche" (English: The Sams and the Big Christmas Search), author Katja Brandis presented “Woodwalkers” and bestselling author Gina Mayer was part of the kids’ programme of BOOKFEST city. Further highlights were our big Oetinger children’s treasure hunt at the fair and our TikTok Stage on the Sunday of the fair.

These authors were present at the Frankfurt Kids Festival

These were the festival highlights of 2022

Congress Center Event Forum – Room Illusion

10:00 — 10:50

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The Future is female - women in science-fiction

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Speaker: Theresa Hannig, Author

and 2 more speakers

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11:00 — 12:00

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Successful selfpublishing in fantasy and other genres

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Speaker: Marah Woolf, German writer

and 2 more speakers

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12:30 — 13:45

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Fantasy-Slam: ultra-short fantasy and science-fiction readings

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Speaker: Mario Schenk , Author

and 6 more speakers

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13:45 — 14:30

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The scholarship of the Phantastik-Autoren-Netzwerk (PAN) e.V. in 2022

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Speaker: Matthias Teut, Author

and 2 more speakers

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14:30 — 15:10

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Solomonica de Winter presents her new novel "Das Gesetz der Natur"

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Speaker: Solomonica de Winter, Author

Diogenes Verlag

and 2 more speakers

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15:15 — 16:00

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Climate crisis in literature - past, present and future

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Speaker: Stefan Cernohuby, Editor

and 2 more speakers

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16:00 — 16:40

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Spanish and South-American Fantasy

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Speaker: Jesús Cañadas, Author

and 2 more speakers

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Frankfurt Studio

14:00 — 14:30

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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2022 - Bart Moeyaert in conversation with Christine Knödler

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Speaker: Bart Moeyaert

and one more speaker

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14:30 — 15:30

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Axel Scheffler live! The Baddies: Reading, Presentation & Talk with Katrin Hörnlein

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Speaker: Axel Scheffler

and one more speaker

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Congress Center Event Forum - Room Spektrum

10:00 — 11:00

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Live Event with Ute Krause and The Muscleteers

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Speaker: Ute Krause, Writer, illustrator, screenplay writer and director

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11:00 — 12:00

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"My Life as LOTTA" meets "Florentine Blix": Alice Pantermüller and Daniela Kohl read and draw

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Speaker: Alice Pantermüller , Children's author

and one more speaker

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12:00 — 13:00

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Paul Maar reads "Das Sams und die große Weihnachtssuche"

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Speaker: Paul Maar

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13:00 — 14:00

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Strengthening willpower: Children's show on "Wil, der Wolkenstürmer" by Wladimir Klitschko & Tatjana Kiel

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Speaker: Carmen Udina, Publishing Director migo

Verlag Friedrich Oetinger GmbH

and one more speaker

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14:00 — 15:00

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Dr. Florian Huber and his WAS IST WAS volume Lost Treasures

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Speaker: Florian Huber, Underwater archaeologist and research diver

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15:00 — 16:00

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A Children's Book Podcast Live on Stage. Lena Stenz in conversation with Ruth Rahlff and Suza Kolb.

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Speaker: Ruth Rahlff, Editor and freelance writer

Magellan Verlag

and 2 more speakers

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16:00 — 17:00

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"Kick up a Fuss, Nate Knottopus": Reading and Live Illustration with Julia Regett

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Speaker: Julia Regett, Autorin

and one more speaker

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Congress Center Event Forum - Room Conclusio

11:00 — 12:00

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Book signing with Ute Krause

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Speaker: Ute Krause, Writer, illustrator, screenplay writer and director

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12:00 — 13:00

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Book signing with Daniela Kohl and Alice Pantermüller

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Speaker: Daniela Kohl, Freelance illustrator and graphic designer

and one more speaker

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13:00 — 14:00

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Book signing with Paul Maar

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Speaker: Paul Maar

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14:00 — 15:00

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Book signing withTatjana Kiel

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Speaker: Tatjana Kiel

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16:00 — 16:30

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Book signing with Ruth Rahlff

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Speaker: Ruth Rahlff, Editor and freelance writer

Magellan Verlag

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16:30 — 17:00

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Book signing with Suza Kolb

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Speaker: Suza Kolb, Author

Magellan

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17:00 — 18:00

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Book signing with Julia Regett

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Speaker: Julia Regett, Autorin

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Congress Center Event Forum - Room Illusion

10:00 — 11:30

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KYSS-Book signing with Nikola Hotel, Anya Omah and Kira Mohn

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Speaker: Nikola Hotel, Author

and 2 more speakers

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BOOKFEST city - Struwwelpeter Museum

12:00 — 13:00

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Stefanie Taschinski reads from "The Brilliant Mr Chalkwhite"

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Speaker: Stefanie Taschinski, Author

Arena Verlag

and one more speaker

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16:00 — 17:00

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Christian Duda: "Tree Sleeper". Reading and Talk with Stephanie von Selchow.

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Speaker: Christian Duda, Author and director

Beltz& Gelberg/Publishing House

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BOOKFEST city - Gallus Theater Frankfurt

11:00 — 12:00

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Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis - German Children's Literature Award - The winners 2022

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Speaker: Prof. Dr. Karin Vach, Chairwoman of the Critics' Jury for the German Youth Literature Prize

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14:00 — 15:00

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"Escape Room - The Hotel of a Thousand Eyes" - bestselling author Eva Eich invites you to an interactive Escape Room adventure

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Speaker: Eva Eich, Author and journalist

arsEdition GmbH

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Frankfurt Studio

09:30 — 10:00

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Multimedia reading of Die drei ??? Graphic Novel „Der Goldene Salamander“ with Christopher Tauber and Calle Claus

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Speaker: Calle Claus

and one more speaker

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15:30 — 16:00

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Kirsten Boie reads "Gangster müssen clever sein"

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Speaker: Kirsten Boie

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Frankfurt Pavilion

10:30 — 11:00

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Reading of "Die Nordseedetektive. Gefährliche Spur" by and with Bettina Göschl and Klaus-Peter Wolf

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Speaker: Klaus-Peter Wolf & Bettina Göschl, Author couple

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12:00 — 12:30

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"Karlchen" - A childhood adventure by and with Lisa-Marie Dickreiter and Andreas Götz for the whole family.

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Speaker: Andreas Götz, Author

and 2 more speakers

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12:30 — 13:00

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The "Woodwalkers" are back! Reading and Talk with Katja Brandis

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Speaker: Katja Brandis, Author

Arena Verlag

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13:00 — 13:30

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Welcome to the SCHOOL OF TALENTS! Volume four takes you to the school festival at a snail's pace!

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Speaker: Silke Schellhammer, Author

Carlsen Verlag

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13:30 — 14:00

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One, two, three … a LOT!

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Speaker: Charlotte Habersack, Author

Carlsen Verlag

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14:00 — 14:30

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Musical reading "The Rainbow Fish" with Marcus Pfister and Detlev Jöcker

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14:30 — 15:00

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Stefanie Höfler "Firebugs don't lie". Reading and Talk with Benno Hennig von Lange

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Speaker: Stefanie Höfler, Author, teacher and theatre pedagogue

Beltz & Gelberg

and one more speaker

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Unforgettable moments

Oetinger treasure hunt

Rumpel has hidden treasures all over the fairgrounds. Too bad he can't remember where they are. t the Oetinger scavenger hunt, our young visitors were able to help Rumpel find it. Using the app, they immersed themselves in the exciting history of the KoboldKroniken. Clearly: great fun!

Our signing tents at the heart of the fair

Here, our visitors experienced their favorite authors up close and had their books signed: In our signing tents on the Agora, they met their stars and got selfies or autographs together.

21 October 2022, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm

Fantasy Friday

The Friday of the fair was all about the latest fantasy literature: fantastic worlds, magical moments at the fantasy slam and the bestselling authors Marah Woolf and Solomonica de Winter - and much more.

Friday, 21 October 2022, 5.30–7.30 pm

Presentation of the German Youth Literature Award 2022

The visitors experienced the announcement of the winners of the German Youth Literature Prize live on site. Federal Youth Minister Lisa Paus awarded the prizes in the categories of picture books, children's books, youth books and non-fiction, the prize of the youth jury and the special prizes for illustration "Complete Work" and "New Talents".

TikTok Stage

For the first time ever on the Sunday of the fair, the Agora stage became our official TikTok stage – bringing together the international #BookTok community. Popular creators on the social media platform TikTok gave workshops and talked to authors and publishers. In the #BookTok Creation Corner, #BookTok creators recorded their own videos and streamed them live from the fair, sharing their impressions with their community and book fans all over the world.

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BOOKFEST city for kids

At BOOKFEST city, the whole of Frankfurt became a stage - with numerous program highlights for young readers. A highlight was the Struwwelpeter Museum with readings by Stefanie Taschinski ("The Brilliant Herr Kreideweiß") and Christian Duda ("Tree Sleeper"). In addition, bestselling author Gina Mayer invited visitors to "The School for Day and Night Magic".

In the Gallus Theater, "Escape Room" author Eva Eich invited you to the "Hotel of a Thousand Eyes": Here the guests experienced an interactive escape room adventure.

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The Bonnier pop-up event stage

Four children’s books publishers – one stage. For the first time, publishers Carlsen Verlag, arsEdition, Thienemann-Esslinger and Hörbuch Hamburg will share a common pop-up event stage (Hall 3.0 G 103). Experience live appearances by pop star and “Tabaluga” singer Peter Maffay. Meet children’s books heroes like the Robber Hotzenplotz, Conni or Bumblebee Bommel. Or come to readings and talks with Elise Kova, Anna Woltz, Marie Pavlenko and many other international authors of children’s and young adult books.

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Interview series with children's book authors

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Frankfurt Kids Festival

These authors were present at the Frankfurt Kids Festival

Katja Brandis

Silke Schellhammer

Alice Pantermüller

Paul Maar

Charlotte Habersack

Axel Scheffler

Tatjana Kiel

Rebecca Gablé

Marcus Pfister

Suza Kolb

Ute Krause

Solomonica de Winter

Marah Woolf

Julia Regett

Eva Eich

Christopher Tauber

Calle Claus

These were the festival highlights of 2022

Congress Center Event Forum – Room Illusion

The Future is female - women in science-fiction

Successful selfpublishing in fantasy and other genres

Fantasy-Slam: ultra-short fantasy and science-fiction readings

The scholarship of the Phantastik-Autoren-Netzwerk (PAN) e.V. in 2022

Solomonica de Winter presents her new novel "Das Gesetz der Natur"

Climate crisis in literature - past, present and future

Spanish and South-American Fantasy

Frankfurt Studio

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2022 - Bart Moeyaert in conversation with Christine Knödler

Axel Scheffler live! The Baddies: Reading, Presentation & Talk with Katrin Hörnlein

Congress Center Event Forum - Room Spektrum

Live Event with Ute Krause and The Muscleteers

"My Life as LOTTA" meets "Florentine Blix": Alice Pantermüller and Daniela Kohl read and draw

Paul Maar reads "Das Sams und die große Weihnachtssuche"

Strengthening willpower: Children's show on "Wil, der Wolkenstürmer" by Wladimir Klitschko & Tatjana Kiel

Dr. Florian Huber and his WAS IST WAS volume Lost Treasures

A Children's Book Podcast Live on Stage. Lena Stenz in conversation with Ruth Rahlff and Suza Kolb.

"Kick up a Fuss, Nate Knottopus": Reading and Live Illustration with Julia Regett

Congress Center Event Forum - Room Conclusio

Book signing with Ute Krause

Book signing with Daniela Kohl and Alice Pantermüller

Book signing with Paul Maar

Book signing withTatjana Kiel

Book signing with Ruth Rahlff

Book signing with Suza Kolb

Book signing with Julia Regett

Congress Center Event Forum - Room Illusion

KYSS-Book signing with Nikola Hotel, Anya Omah and Kira Mohn

BOOKFEST city - Struwwelpeter Museum

Stefanie Taschinski reads from "The Brilliant Mr Chalkwhite"

Christian Duda: "Tree Sleeper". Reading and Talk with Stephanie von Selchow.

BOOKFEST city - Gallus Theater Frankfurt

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis - German Children's Literature Award - The winners 2022

"Escape Room - The Hotel of a Thousand Eyes" - bestselling author Eva Eich invites you to an interactive Escape Room adventure

Frankfurt Studio

Multimedia reading of Die drei ??? Graphic Novel „Der Goldene Salamander“ with Christopher Tauber and Calle Claus

Kirsten Boie reads "Gangster müssen clever sein"

Frankfurt Pavilion

Reading of "Die Nordseedetektive. Gefährliche Spur" by and with Bettina Göschl and Klaus-Peter Wolf

"Karlchen" - A childhood adventure by and with Lisa-Marie Dickreiter and Andreas Götz for the whole family.

The "Woodwalkers" are back! Reading and Talk with Katja Brandis

Welcome to the SCHOOL OF TALENTS! Volume four takes you to the school festival at a snail's pace!

One, two, three … a LOT!

Musical reading "The Rainbow Fish" with Marcus Pfister and Detlev Jöcker

Stefanie Höfler "Firebugs don't lie". Reading and Talk with Benno Hennig von Lange

Unforgettable moments

Oetinger treasure hunt

Our signing tents at the heart of the fair

Fantasy Friday

Presentation of the German Youth Literature Award 2022

TikTok Stage

BOOKFEST city for kids

The Bonnier pop-up event stage

Interview series with children's book authors

"I usually stand in a bookstore and read 10-15 children's books."