The Festival uses innovative methods to expand their awareness and perceptions.

With its new look, the Al Ain Book Festival has become an attractive destination for the community in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with activities suitable for all ages. Thus, when looking around the corridors of the festival and the publishing houses, one notices the Emirati family's strong presence. Children's devoted attendance at the festival and their smiles as they found entertainment and joy, along with cultural activities, helped expand their awareness and perception.

Game or book?

Most children do not want to feel like they are still in school after going home for the day, so traditional books may seem boring to them. However, Emirati publishing houses that specialise in education were able to present books in a new format for children's entertainment at the Al Ain Book Festival. This book consists of games and competitions a child solves, as well as another talking book that uses both paper and electronic qualities. In addition, it includes an interactive version, educational games, and other innovative methods and formats to teach the child.

There was also diversity in the content of educational material, which ranged from children's novels to books that taught forgiveness and tolerance. Some books also incorporate shapes and symbols inspired by Emirati culture and environment to connect children to their national heritage.

Your child is the hero of the story

It was an innovative idea included in the Al Ain Book Festival, in which your child could be depicted as the hero of a story, with their name and image in the storybook. The idea was to attract children to paper books and reduce their excessive reliance on the Internet and modern applications.

The UAE's contribution to children's and young adult literature

The fact that so many Emirati writers were featured among authors of children's novels and stories was also notable. Experts from the UAE developed many games and educational aids, showing the UAE's impressive progress in the fields of children's literature and education.

Since knowledge is the foundation of any renaissance, Abu Dhabi strives to create an educated community of avid readers, which can be achieved by stimulating children's and youth's intellectual development.

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