Category Archives: Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Award-winning Finnish illustrator urges children to embrace imperfection at SCRF 2025

Artist leads young participants in a hands-on workshop, transforming everyday objects
into tools of creativity at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Sharjah, April 28, 2025

Finnish artist, and this year’s Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) Illustration Award winner, Laura Merz, is capturing children’s imaginations with her unconventional drawing and colouring workshop, “Strange Creatures”, at the ongoing 12-day event.

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Children learn about the key role of sustainable energy sourcesin building happy homes at SCRF 2025

Using DIY kits to build houses that run on solar and wind energy, trainers helped children discover the engineering behind renewable power sources at the 16th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival


Sharjah, April 28, 2025

The 16th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival is a powerhouse of not just books and reading sessions but also science workshops and artistic activities. A highlight among the workshops was “Power the Future” workshop where children received basic lessons in sustainable living using renewable energy.

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“It’s not them, it’s their brain”: Nicola Morgan spills the beanson the science behind teenage behaviour at SCRF 2025

English bestselling author explains to her Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival audience how teenage brains are wired for independence, emotional risk-taking, and why patience, empathy — and science — are key to helping them thrive


Sharjah, April 28, 2025

Why do teenagers act the way they do? And why does parenting them or even understanding them feel like trying to solve a complex riddle? At the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) on Sunday, British author and international speaker Nicola Morgan, often dubbed as ‘The Teenage Brain Woman’, offered clear, science-backed answers during her session “Unlocking the Teenage Mind”.

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Sharjah Ruler directs allocation of AED 2.5 million to update emirate’s libraries with latest releases from Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2025

Sharjah, April 27, 2025

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the allocation of AED 2.5 million to provide public and governmental libraries across the Emirate with the latest publications from Arabic and international publishers participating in the 16th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival.

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Award-winning authors explore the unifying powerof children’s stories at SCRF 2025

International panel engages in a conversation on how literature connects cultures and generations at
16th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival this year 
   

Sharjah, April 27, 2025

At the 16th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), a dynamic panel “Stories that Unite”, explored how children’s literature serves as a bridge across cultures, generations, and worldviews. The panel, moderated by Pulse 95 news presenter Aisha Al Maazmi, featured notable voices: Rhonda Roumani, Syrian-American journalist and children’s author; Dr Nizar Al Qamari, scholar of brain aesthetics; Badria Al Shamsi, prominent Emirati author; and Al Hassan Benmouna, award-winning Moroccan author-illustrator.

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