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A toddler is a young child who is learning to walk and still "staggers". At that age, however, a child has already discovered a great deal: though still staggering, he or she embarks on a journey through new paths of knowledge, with all senses engaged. The books designed for these children, based on educational imprinting to encourage reading, are now at the centre of an international conference. The conversation will be coordinated by Silvana Sola, teacher of History of Illustration and expert in children's books; Giorgio Tamburlini, president of Nati per Leggere (Italy); Brigitte Morel, publisher of Les Grandes Personnes (France); Joanna Bartosik, author and illustrator (Poland); Maria Vedenyapina, director of the Russian State Children's Library in Moscow (Russia); Xavier Deneux, author and illustrator (France); Agnese Baruzzi, author and illustrator (Italy); Paloma Valdivia, illustrator and publisher of Ediciones Liebre (Chile); Evelio Cabrejo Parra, psychologist and psycholinguist (Colombia/France).
The investigation of this crucial age will also develop in the exhibition Absolute Beginners. Staggering, the first steps between the pages, staged at Salaborsa, the Library of Bologna, promoted by the Fair and curated by Giannino Stoppani Cooperativa Culturale: a special children-friendly exhibition of international books, inviting young readers to discover all the wonders of this editorial category.
