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Next year, 246 candidates from 64 countries will be in the running for the world’s largest and most prestigious children’s literature award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, will travel to Frankfurt from 19 to 21 October 2021, where she will represent Canada, the Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse (20-24 October 2021).The Governor General will speak at the opening ceremony and the opening of the Canadian pavilion. This will be Her Excellency’s first visit abroad since being installed as the 30th Governor General of Canada on July 26, 2021.

Live Illustration eines Kinderbuches

Background information on the Slovenian book market

Signierstunde mit Axel Scheffler

Awards in five categories and one Grand Award conferred

Ute Krause signiert ihre Kinderbuchreihe "Die Muskeltiere"

Reading and workshop, Grade 1 - 4. Free admission for groups, registration required

Live Illustration mit Live Pick

A Berlin-based children’s book festival for diversity and a Canadian blockchain startup for e-books win free book fair stand.

Discrimination and rejection of people who do not fit the view of the world we are used to are still commonplace. Many professions/industries are not accessible to all people in many countries. While our society is becoming increasingly diverse, this is n

Vorstellung "The Family Challenge Book" mit Live Pick

Lesung & Live-Zeichnen mit Ingo Siegner!

Producers of creative content can apply for a German or international Wild Card by submitting clever stand concepts.

Im Anschluss an ihre Lesung im Frankfurt Pavilion signieren die Haferhorde-Schöpferinnen Suza Kolb und Nina Dulleck noch im Signierareal an der Open Stage auf der Agora.

Moderatorin Jagoda Marinic im Gespräch mit der deutschen Star-Autorin Cornelia Funke

Live at last: visitors to Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 will experience acclaimed authors, inspiring talks and stimulating discussions live on the main stage in the Congress Center, in the Frankfurt Studio, in the Frankfurt Pavilion and, during the evening, at BOOKFEST city events throughout Frankfurt.

Signierstunde mit Axel Scheffler

Akteur*innen der Literaturbranche sprechen in einer kurzen Rede aus, was sie an- und umtreibt – heute mit dem Autor Bruno Pellegrino.

Begleitet Konstantin O. Boldt auf seiner sagenhaften Expedition! Florian Schäfer entführt die Zuschauenden auf eine magische Entdeckerreise voller Abenteuer und verlorener Fabelwesen.