Children love stories. This is what the International Children’s Book Festival wants to celebrate and promote! The goal is to bring children of different nationalities together and to make them experience that books and stories can help us to create home wherever we are. They can be a tent we pitch wherever we go!<\/p>\n
The International Children’s Book Festival pitches many tents – for children from Heidelberg and the region, for children from Ukraine and from all over the world. A big celebration of language magic, lots of book people, and a variety of event formats.<\/p>\n
For children of different ages, there will be readings in several languages, book parties, writing workshops, crafts and much more – welcome to the realm of words!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n From 3:00 pm – Harry Potter Book Day<\/strong><\/p>\n This year’s International Children’s Book Festival at the DAI Heidelberg kicks off with Harry Potter Book Day, when fans around the world celebrate their heroines and heroes of Hogwarts.<\/p>\n Family program Info & Registration<\/a> 3:00 pm – Little Alexander von Humboldt: Everything is connected to everything else<\/strong><\/p>\n Discover the world with the great naturalist! Interactive book presentation with musical accompaniment.<\/p>\n Reading & Music Info & Registration<\/a> From 3:00 pm – Checker day with Julian: ghosts and spirits<\/strong><\/p>\n Checker Julian from KIKA goes on a search for mysterious spooky creatures with experts.<\/p>\n Family program Info & Tickets<\/a> From 2:00 pm – Miriam Tag: LandArt Workshop. Children as artists in nature<\/strong><\/p>\n LandArt is art in nature and with nature – in this workshop we create large and small works of art from wood, leaves, stones, water, air and earth.<\/p>\n Workshop Infos & Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n 3:00 pm – Eric Carle Collage Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n Discovering contrasts, spaces, colors, exploring nature, exploring different materials, telling stories – all this is the focus of this collage workshop.<\/p>\n Workshop Info & Registration<\/a> From 1:00 pm – Hang Out in the Library-Day<\/strong><\/p>\n We have open house – come by and get to know the DAI library and its diverse program over coffee and tea!<\/p>\n Open Day at the DAI Library More info<\/a> Offer for school classes<\/em>: from 10 am – Laurie Halse Anderson: Speak!<\/strong> From 3:00 pm – Italian Book Party: Eataly!<\/strong><\/p>\n Today it’s all about Italy: stories, crafts, food, drinks and music from the band Amici!<\/p>\n Story Time Country Special Info & Registration<\/a> From 3:00 pm – Agata Loth-Ignaciuk & Bart\u0142omiej Ignaciuk: Into the Eternal Ice. North Pole and South Pole in one year<\/strong><\/p>\n This book tells a gripping and amazing story about the Arctic and Antarctic – the expressive illustrations let us literally hear the crashing of the shattering ice floes!<\/p>\n Reading & Talk More info<\/a><\/p>\n 8:00 pm – Barbara Yelin: But I’m Alive. Four children survive the Holocaust<\/strong><\/p>\n Well-known illustrators tell the stories of Holocaust survivors in graphic novels that unforgettably demonstrate what the Holocaust meant – even to children.<\/p>\n Graphic Novel & Talk Info & Tickets<\/a> From 3:00 pm – Torben Kuhlmann: Lindbergh, Armstrong, Edison, Einstein & Co. Diving into physics with mice<\/strong><\/p>\n Travel to the moon with Armstrong, solve the riddle of a lost sea treasure with Edison and go through space and time with Einstein – in the picture book cinema we learn a lot about technology and history along the way.<\/p>\n Reading, talk & picture book cinema Info & Tickets<\/a> From 3:00 pm – Kathrin Sch\u00e4rer: Brave, brave! Pictures become stories<\/strong><\/p>\n How does the drawing pencil become a tool for thoughts and can produce so many surprises and amazing things? We learn how stories are created from pictures.<\/p>\n Reading & Talk Info & Registration<\/a> From 3:00 pm – Book Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n We go for a long walk and take not only our picnic basket, but also a bag full of books.<\/p>\n Hike & Picnic Info & Registration<\/a><\/p>\n From 3:00 pm – Manga and Cosplay Day<\/strong><\/p>\n There will be lots of anime and manga to watch, plus manga workshops and costumes to sew – feel free to come dressed up!<\/strong><\/p>\n Convention Info & Registration<\/a>
\nDay 1 – Thursday, October 12th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German\/English
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 3 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> 5 – 11 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 2 – Friday, October 13th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 2 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> from 4 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 3 – Saturday, October 14th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 3 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> from 8 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 4 – Sunday, October 15th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 3 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> 6 – 10 years<\/p>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German\/English
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 2 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> from 6 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 5 – Monday, October 16th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German\/English
\nOpening hours:<\/strong> 1 to 6 p.m.
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> children & adults of all ages<\/p>\n
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\nDay 6 – Tuesday, October 17th<\/h2>\n
\n10th grade (Language: English)
\nRegistration for school classes and more information at ies@dai-heidelberg.de.<\/p>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German\/English\/Italian
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 2 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> from 3 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 7 – Wednesday, October 18th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German\/English\/Polish
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 3 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> from 10 years<\/p>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 2 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> Adolescents 15+ and adults
\nNote: This program can also be booked as a group course for school classes.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nDay 8 – Thursday, October 19th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 3 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> 6 – 12 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 9 – Friday, October 20th<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 2 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> 4 – 7 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 10 – Saturday, October 21st<\/h2>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> English
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 2 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> children from 8 years & adults<\/p>\n
\nLanguage:<\/strong> German\/English
\nDuration:<\/strong> approx. 3 hours
\nAge recommendation:<\/strong> 12 – 18 years<\/p>\n
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\nDay 11 – Sunday, October 22nd<\/h2>\n