Animator Maxine Toledo breaks down 3D storytelling for eager participants
at the 12-day annual festival’s Illustration Survival Café

Sharjah, May 4, 2025

Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) 2025 saw young minds light up at a hands-on CGI film production workshop. The session was led by Maxine Toledo, a 21-year-old animator and student at SAE Dubai, who shared the behind-the-scenes journey of her 3D short film King’s Crown – a seven-minute story about a hermit’s chance encounter with a lost child.

Children at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival use principles of physics to
turn recycled materials into car inspired by Carl Benz and sustainable innovation

Sharjah, May 4, 2025

At the bustling Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), the whirr of imagination and the hum of innovation were on full display during the “Internal Combustion Engine workshop”, on Wednesday. The popular workshop had two schools queued up for back-to-back sessions, where plastic bottles, balloon power, and bamboo axles came together to form working model cars.  

The storytelling challenge and author interaction with the Indian young adult comic author was a delightful experience for schoolchildren at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

 Sharjah, May 4, 2025

Award-winning children’s and Young Adult author C.G. Salamander let children’s imagination run wild as he encouraged them to come up stories based on flawed mythical creatures during an interactive session at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025).

From Emirati comfort food to Korean coins to Turkish ice cream, there’s something for every palate at this year’s 12-day annual festival being held at the Sharjah Expo

Sharjah, May 4, 2025

Between the magical pages of books and the lively workshops at this year’s Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), there’s another delightful world ready to be explored – the food!

If you didn’t know – the 12-day annual festival being held at the Sharjah Expo Centre until May 4 is serving up an incredible variety of flavours that reflect its global spirit, from the cobbled streets of Istanbul to the bustling alleyways of Seoul, to the warmth of a traditional Emirati kitchen.

Trainer Hamsa Younus help children understand the nature, safety and challenges relating to trending content at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Sharjah, May 4, 2025

Content creator and life coach Hamsa Younus cautioned school children about viral trends circulating on social media, helping them to understand their nature, and how to assess their safety and make informed decisions about participating in challenges and trends online during the “Viral Trends – Fun or Dangerous?” session at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025).