Bologna Children’s Book Fair wraps up online with BOP 2020 winner
The 57th Bologna Children’s Book Fair, held from 4-7 May 2020 as an online special edition after the cancellation of the physical event, wrapped up successfully with 60,000 online visitors.
Bologna Prize (BOP 2020) to be announced online
Although the Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been cancelled, BCBF is launching a new online project to support the children’s book community including the award ceremony for the 2020 BOP (Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the Year).
BOP Awards
Catching up on news from April, IPA was proud to support Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the year, the BOP award. IPA’s Vice President, Bodour Al Qasimi was at the award ceremony.
The SDG Book Club has opened its virtual doors to readers around the world
On 2 April 2019 at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Book Club released its first ever reading list of titles aimed at children age 6-12, to teach them about the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in all six official UN languages.
The cultural and educational ideals behind Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bologna Children’s Book Fair appears in the IPA survey on international book fairs as one of three most visited book fairs. We spoke to Mr Aldo Sansone, Sales & Marketing Director about the Fair’s past success and his plans for the future.