Created by Dutch circus artist Daniel Simu, acrobatic robot performance takes SCRF by storm with seamless blend of engineering and choreography

Sharjah, April 27, 2025
The 16th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) on Friday turned into a stage of awe as mesmerised children and parents gathered to watch something unique: a robot dancing in perfect rhythm with a human.

As music filled the air, a robotic figure took centre stage beside a nimble performer to present “Dancing With a Robot” – a futuristic performance blending technology and movement.

Palestinian-Canadian chef Maha Kailani introduced children to an easy and healthy dish at the 16th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, which runs until May 4

Sharjah, April 27, 2025

The richness of Palestine’s culinary heritage was brought to the fore in a flavoursome preparation by Palestinian-Canadian chef Maha Kailani at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025), on Friday. The session titled “Taste of Palestine: An adventure with chef Maha Kailani” introduced young children and their guardians to authentic flavours from the Palestinian region.

From board books and popup books to colouring books and encyclopedias, the world’s biggest book sale has found a new home at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2025

Sharjah, April 27, 2025 

Who would think that an evil character from a children’s fable will be a crowd-puller? Not if it is the Big Bad Wolf from the Little Red Riding Hood story that had regaled millions of children for generations. The world’s biggest book sale, which was introduced to the UAE by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has come to the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2025 (SCRF) for the first time, offering discounts as high as 85% thus giving children and their guardians every reason to fully embrace books and reading.

Janna Morishima explains how visual storytelling changes reluctant readers into passionate book lovers at the ongoing Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Sharjah, April 27, 2025

Expert literary agent Janna Morishima emphasised the power of visual storytelling in turning even reluctant readers into passionate bookworms during her inspiring talk “Graphic Novels for Reading Fluency: Using Visual Storytelling to Build Stronger Readers” at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF).