On February 8, the first reading workshops for children this year from the series took place at the House of Literature on Krakowskie Przedmieście. Reading Rules in the Morning. Children together with their parents and guardians took part in the meeting, whose special guest was the Swedish writer Åsa Lind, author of a series of books about the adventures of Karusia and the Sand Wolf, beloved by children.
At the beginning, Mrs. gave a few words to the parents and the youngest ones. Magdalena Wojciechowska – Deputy Mayor of the Śródmieście District, Warsaw. Then it was time for a meeting with the writer, during which the children could not only listen to Karusia's adventures, but also talk to the author and ask her questions – both about the characters in her favorite books and about the secrets of the writing profession. It was a great experience and great joy for them. The meeting took place with the participation of Agnieszka Stróżyk, translator of the Swedish language, author of Polish translations of Åsa Lind's books, and was led by the irreplaceable Emka Kowalska from obibooki.pl.
After the meeting with the author, a workshop part took place – children had the opportunity to make their own bookmarks with the Sand Wolf character. The workshops were led by Emilia Kaczmarczyk, who is beloved by children. Of course, there was also time for photos and autographs with the author.
The meeting was held in cooperation with Zakamarki Publishing House. The Powszechnego Czytania Foundation encourages all those who do not yet know the writer's work to get to know the characters she created.
Here are the books that were published in Poland thanks to Zakamarki Publishing House:
"Sand Wolf"
"Sand Wolf and Thinking Exercises"
"Sand Wolf and True Fiction"
"One, two, three Sand Wolf”
"Grandma's Scarf"
"The Ellica Thomson Expedition"
Reading Rules in the Morning, is a series of reading meetings for children with the most valued authors and illustrators of children's literature, which takes place once a month at the House of Literature in Warsaw. The series is organised by the Universal Reading Foundation and the Śródmieście District of Warsaw. The partner of the #CzytanieRządzi series is Cricket Magazine for ChildrenThe aim of the project is to promote valuable children's literature, inspire the youngest to read and encourage them to visit local libraries.
We would like to thank all participants for coming in such large numbers and creating an atmosphere!
The next meeting is on March 29th!