Children +

Nov 15 2019

09:00 17:00

“A is for Art, B is for Beauty, C is for Culture, D is for Design” Book Exhibition

Hybrid Zone

The books on Art, Architecture and Design represent a trend developed with great vigor during the last decade. The phenomenon concerns the publishing production for children in the global market. A good book published in the Czech Republic, in France, or in the United States, find immediately his place on the shelves of bookstores of many countries.

This exhibition showcasing about 80 original books from 17 countries and territories, selected in close cooperation with the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The exhibited books introduce children to the lives of great artists, architects and designers, and offer them a virtual visit through the world's greatest museums, houses and buildings. Those books are also among the most beautiful ones currently published, as revealed by their extreme quality of their text and illustration, their perfect design and exceptional use of typography. This exhibition is a tribute to Beauty in all its meanings.

10:00 12:30

Official Conferences and Seminars

Where the Beautiful Things Are–Art, Architecture and Design in Contemporary Children's Books

Illustrators Survival Corner (Copyright Zone)

Many children have a natural tendency for art and construction. Books can nurture the child’s inclination, providing at the same time useful information and stimulating new ways to experience art and the urban space. Through stunning illustrations, photography and three-dimensional elements, a large number of exquisite and captivating titles have been introducing young readers to the most famous artworks, buildings and design objects.

During the last decade, those ground-breaking titles have formed a vigorous trend in the global market, including in China where artistic cultivation has become an irreducible part of children's education.

What do those titles have in common? What makes them so special and what values do they carry? Specialised publishers, content creators, artists and cultural institutions who have contributed to connecting picture books to art education will discuss these questions in a panel discussion.

This seminar is part of the first CCBF Children+ focus which is dedicated to Art, Architecture in children’s books. It is a complement to the Children’s + Book Exhibition presented during CCBF.

Moderator: Maria Russo (USA), Children’s Books Editor, The New York Times

Speakers:
Claire de Cointet (France), Editorial Director, Éditions du Centre Pompidou
Patricia Geis (Spain), Author and Illustrator
Grazia Gotti (Italy), President, Giannino Stoppani Cooperativa Sociale
Kiyoko Matsuoka (Japan), Associate Director, Itabashi Art Museum
Roger Thorp (UK), Editorial Director, Thames & Hudson
Page Tsou (Taiwan, China), Illustrator and Art Director, Auspicious Design
Zeng Zirong (China), Author, Director of CITIC Art Museum, CITIC Press Group

* Simultaneous interpretation in Chinese and English

Maria Russo (USA)

Children’s Books Editor, The New York Times

Maria Russo has been since 2014 the Children’s Books Editor of The New York Times Books Review, where she edits a weekly page devoted to children's books, and writes many reviews and articles herself. She is the co-author, with Pamela Paul, of How to Raise a Reader, published by Workman Books in September, 2019. She previously worked as an editor and writer at The Los Angeles Times, The New York Observer and Salon and has written for publications including the Washington Post and the National Public Radio website. She holds a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.
Claire de Cointet (France)

Editorial Director, Éditions du Centre Pompidou

Claire de Cointet graduated from the Audencia Business School and Sciences Po (Institute of Political Studies) Paris. She started her career in publishing as an art book editor for different publishing houses, including Hachette, Les Arts Décoratifs and Flammarion. For three years, she served as publications manager at Relais & Châteaux, an association of luxury hotels and restaurants, where she was also responsible of strengthening synergies between printed and digital contents. In 2015 she became editorial director of Éditions du Centre Pompidou, and in 2017 she was entrusted with the direction of the whole publishing department. The catalogue of Éditions du Centre Pompidou includes modern and contemporary art publications for all types of readers, from newcomers to experts, as well as a wide array of derivative products.
Patricia Geis (Spain)

Author and Illustrator

Patricia Geis was born and lives in Barcelona. She studied Graphic Design at the Escuela Eina in Barcelona, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Graphics at the New York Institute of Technology. After graduating, she worked as a graphic designer in an advertising agency in Barcelona. In 1996 she started her own graphic design and illustration studio where she develops editorial projects, packaging, paper engineering and character and toy design.

She has three children—Sergio, Inés and María—and a cat. She has written, designed and illustrated over sixty children's books, which were published in Spain, France, the UK, USA, Germany, Korea, China, Italy and Portugal, among others.

She has gained great recognition for her non-fiction books for children, especially those dedicated to art, such as the “Meet the Artist” series and Draw Like an Artist.

Her works earned several international awards, including the Visual Book Design 2009, the International Latino Book Awards Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book 2010 and the Junceda Award 2015, on top of being featured into recognised list like the White Ravens.
Grazia Gotti (Italy)

President, Giannino Stoppani Cooperativa Sociale

After she graduated in Pedagogy in 1983, Grazia Gotti founded the Cooperativa Giannino Stoppani with a group of kindergarten and primary school teachers and educators. The Cooperativa runs an independent children's bookstore and organises illustration exhibitions and other events related to children's books.

Grazia Gotti currently collaborates with many publishers, scouting for books and curating book series, and is also consultant for the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Since 2003 she is a member of the Board of Education of the Accademia Drosselmeier, a research centre and training school for teachers, educators, librarians and booksellers. Grazia is also the author of several books, including A scuola con i libri. Avventure di una libraia-maestra (At School with Books—The Adventures of a Teacher and Bookseller), Rizzoli, 2013; Ne ho vedute tante da raccontar. Crescere con i libri (I Have So Many Things To Tell You About—Growing up with Books), Giunti Editore, 2014; 21 donne all'Assemblea (21 Women at the Assembly), Bompiani, 2016. In 2019 she published her first picture book, Europa, illustrated by Daniela Stamatiadi (Edizioni Primavera).
Kiyoko Matsuoka (Japan)

Associate Director, Itabashi Art Museum

Kiyoko was born in 1961 in Tokyo. She graduated from the Joshibi University of Art and Design, majoring in Art History and Iconology of Christian Art. She later obtained a Master Degree from Chiba University on History of Art Education in Japan. Since 1986, she is a curator at the Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo. In 1989, she became responsible for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition in Japan and has helped the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in organising the world tour of the exhibition since then. Kiyoko curated several exhibitions of renowned picture book makers, such as Leo Lionni, Yasuo Segawa, Tomi Ungerer, Dick Bruna, Bruno Munari and Tara Books. She has organised picture book workshops for young artists and various events and courses for adults and school children interested in picture books. She is also a university lecturer on picture books. She has an extensive experience as a jury member, including the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava and the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition. She was an EC member of IBBY from 2010 to 2014 and is a board member of JBBY, the Japanese section of IBBY.
Roger Thorp (UK)

Editorial Director, Thames & Hudson

Roger Thorp is Editorial Director for Art and Children’s Publishing at Thames & Hudson. He was previously Publishing Director at the Tate galleries, where, among other things, he initiated a children’s publishing programme, and prior to that he was a Senior Commissioning Editor at Routledge. He comes from Durham in north-east England.

The children’s list Roger is overseeing at Thames & Hudson is focused on high quality illustration, working with established and new illustrators on fiction and non-fiction titles, republishing historic picture books, and frequently publishing international illustrators in English for the first time.
Page Tsou (Taiwan, China)

Illustrator and Art Director, Auspicious Design

Page Tsou is a picture book illustrator, visual artist and curator. His work has a sense of space and storytelling, with the aesthetics of traditional graphics. Currently, he works mainly as an art director. He believes that the cross-over of different fields can bring more creative possibilities His job usually varies from graphic vision to interior design projects.

Tsou graduated from the Royal College of Art, and his work was selected four times in the Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition. He won other important international awards, including a Special Mention in the 2017 BolognaRagazzi Award and the prestigious SM-Bologna International Award for Illustration (in 2011). He was also distinguished by 3x3 in the Professional show (Best of Show) and in the Picture Book Show (Gold medal).
Zeng Zirong (China)

Author, Director of CITIC Art Museum, CITIC Press Group

Zeng Zirong is the Director of the CITIC Art Museum. Prior to this position, he was the Vice President of the Today Art Museum and was editor-in-chief for Oriental Art magazine. He spent many years working in the fields of education and publishing to popularise knowledge on Chinese and foreign arts. He writes art columns for websites and online applications such as Toutiao, Douban Time, Ximalaya and Boyayun Classroom, which are well-known for their edutaining podcasts.

Zeng Zirong is the author of a number of books including Discover the Secrets of Traditional Chinese Painting, Three Lectures on Song Painting, the Famous Chinese Paintings picture book series, Colors in Chinese Painting, Picture Games: LOOK! Creativity in German Picture Books, he is also the editor of the series Chinese Ink: Formative Education to Chinese Culture and Art.

Nov 16 2019

09:00 17:00

Children +

“A is for Art, B is for Beauty, C is for Culture, D is for Design” Book Exhibition

Hybrid Zone

The books on Art, Architecture and Design represent a trend developed with great vigor during the last decade. The phenomenon concerns the publishing production for children in the global market. A good book published in the Czech Republic, in France, or in the United States, find immediately his place on the shelves of bookstores of many countries.

This exhibition showcasing about 80 original books from 17 countries and territories, selected in close cooperation with the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The exhibited books introduce children to the lives of great artists, architects and designers, and offer them a virtual visit through the world's greatest museums, houses and buildings. Those books are also among the most beautiful ones currently published, as revealed by their extreme quality of their text and illustration, their perfect design and exceptional use of typography. This exhibition is a tribute to Beauty in all its meanings.

Nov 17 2019

09:00 16:00

Children +

“A is for Art, B is for Beauty, C is for Culture, D is for Design” Book Exhibition

Hybrid Zone

The books on Art, Architecture and Design represent a trend developed with great vigor during the last decade. The phenomenon concerns the publishing production for children in the global market. A good book published in the Czech Republic, in France, or in the United States, find immediately his place on the shelves of bookstores of many countries.

This exhibition showcasing about 80 original books from 17 countries and territories, selected in close cooperation with the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The exhibited books introduce children to the lives of great artists, architects and designers, and offer them a virtual visit through the world's greatest museums, houses and buildings. Those books are also among the most beautiful ones currently published, as revealed by their extreme quality of their text and illustration, their perfect design and exceptional use of typography. This exhibition is a tribute to Beauty in all its meanings.