Under the theme ‘Once Upon a Hero’ the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival will take place from 1-12 May 2024 at Expo Center Sharjah. 

• SCRF 2024 will feature over 1,400 events led by 190 writers and artists from 25 countries
• Booksellers Conference is set to welcome 470 guests from 75 countries
• The Sharjah Animation Conference will celebrate 30 years of Lion King with the global premier of short film Mushka by Scar’s animator Andreas Deja.
• Ahmed Al Ameri: We believe that children’s minds are not mere receptacles for information but rather beacons waiting to be ignited.
• HE Salem Al Ghaithi: Our television channels, radio stations and digital media will dedicatedly cover, report and broadcast SCRF.
• Khawla Al Mujaini: SCRF is nurturing successive generations who believe reading is the key to change and development.

• Mansour Al Hassani: Booksellers Conference reinforces Sharjah’s status as a global knowledge industry hub.

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