Day 3 – International Children’s Book Festival – Monday, October 24 On the third day of the International Children’s Book Festival, the children are in charge of the program! The audience can learn a lot from the presentation of complex scientific topics with the help of children’s books. For the creative minds, our Art Workshop starts today. But our Story Time will not be neglected either. For more information on each program, click on the title. Monday, October 24 13:00 – Stop the Thief! Today is Michaelmas Day! The marketplace in town is packed with people. In the middle of it all: Anna and her brother Lukas. Their father, master tailor Lautensack, has sent them to get new velvet from cloth merchant Brandis as quickly as possible. But the hustle and bustle at the big market is far too exciting. What is there not to see! Above all, the children have to watch the fire-eater. And so they don’t even notice that a bag cutter is hot on their heels … The exhibition makes the book Haltet den Dieb (2022) by Stefanie Bölke and Markus Lefrançois readable and tangible as a “walk-in book” and provides insights into the process of creating books by exhibiting original sketches and drawings by artist Markus Lefrançois. A journey into the Middle Ages that will delight young and old alike. The exhibition can be visited during the festival during the week daily between 13:00 and 18:00. On weekends from 11:00 – 18:00. The program is free of charge. Donations are requested to cover expenses. Registration is not necessary. Exhibition: The walk-in book Language: German Age recommendation: from 6 years 14:00 – Picture book cinema Experiencing books in a new way – this is also a concern of the International Children’s Book Festival. As beautiful as it is to hold a book in one’s hands and to grasp it with all the senses, the new media in particular offer undreamt-of possibilities – specifically for us in the sense of picture book cinema. Here, pictures of a book are projected onto a screen; at the same time, they are accompanied by the text and appropriate sounds. Picture book cinema not only provides good entertainment for children, it also supports learning to read and write by highlighting individual words. Our picture book cinema screenings consist of a picture book followed by a thematically appropriate children’s non-fiction book. Lights out – movie on! The program is free of charge. A donation is requested to cover expenses. Registration is not necessary. Animated picture books Language: English Age recommendation: from 3 years 15:00 – Story Time Ritual Story Time Ritual is our popular English-language story time for children ages three to five who already have a basic knowledge of English or are growing up bilingual. During this time, native speakers read stories in English, sing English-language songs with the children, and offer a variety of craft projects. As part of the International Children’s Book Festival, we offer other languages or dialect specials in addition to English. The program is free of charge. A donation is requested to cover expenses. Registration required: kibu-festival@dai-heidelberg.de Read aloud & crafts for toddlers Language: English Recommended age: 3 years and up