Guadalajara, Jalisco, November 27th, 2011
Ghosts, shouting and petite letters go after small
readers at FIL Children
25 years offering a space for kids, thousands of children took over the
Fair this Sunday. Favorite children’s authors and a special
recommendation from FIL complete the picture
When she was five years old, Renata decided she would no longer read stories about princesses. She
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asked her mother to buy her One Thousand and One Nights at FIL Children, the space that the 25
Guadalajara International Book Fair dedicates exclusively for the little ones. And just like her,
thousands of children took over the facilities this Sunday and turned them into a sea of clay, colors
and monsters.
With the motto “25 stories and counting”, FIL Children selected 25 titles that will leave their
mark in the little and lush minds urging great adventures. La peor señora del mundo, The Little Prince,
Tom Sawyer, The Happy Prince are only a few of the recommended titles, joined by The Secret
Garden, El mundo al revés and The Neverending Story. Many of these are available for small readers,
both through the publishing houses and the reading sections set up for them in FIL Children.
This Sunday, hundreds of euphoric children pulling their parents hands made line to enter the
workshops prepared by FIL Children. With smiles, yelling and buggers of the ones who cried, kids
created a kind of mobile for their rooms that also taught them about the theory of color. This workshop
is given by Trompo Mágico Interactivo for children from 3 to 6 years of age.
In the meantime, turbocharged chocolate and glucose spirits between 7 and 9 years made
crazy hats with glitter and made belief they were visiting one of the most endearing characters in Alice
in Wonderland. The end result was a card that would make the Mad Hatter proud.
During the day, older kids leafed through wonderful books like Repugnante y nutritivo, by
Alejandro Magallanes, a series of disgusting and fun recipes to keep kids healthy. But mainly, they
stopped to see the exuberant dish called “Pee and Pooh” made from tamarind, plums and pineapple.
“When I get really bored, I scare myself so I can scream really loud. That is why I like ghosts,”
expressed wisely Valeria, a 7-year-old. Although she prefers vampires, ghosts do the trick as well.
That is why Valeria came to look for a good and well-deserved dose of terror that all great small
readers deserve.
And for those kids that prefer to roll on the ground of laughter or shout like monkeys or cry
crocodile tears, FIL Children is the place to be: books for all!