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Book Promotion Sessions
The “Chinese and Portuguese Picture Book Fair” will take place from October 25 to November 3 at the Taipa Houses (Nostalgic House).
For the duration of the Picture Book Fair, when buying books over a certain price, customers can receive a souvenir, the number of which is limited.
This year it will exhibit more than 500 picture books and children’s literature, inviting in particular Porto Editora, the largest children’s book publisher in Portugal; Beijing Cheerful Century Co. Ltd, a children’s book publisher in Beijing; and children’s book publishers in Macau.
Chinese and Portuguese Picture Book Fair will be open to the public:
25th October to 3rd November,
from Friday to Sunday, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m;
Monday to Thursday, from 12 noon to 8 p.m.
Book Promotion Sessions
(No registration required, welcome to participate on site)
| Date | Time | Instructor | Content | Language |
| 2024/10/26 (Sat) | 15:00 – 16:00 | Elizabete Neves | Do You Want to Know a Secret? You are Superpowers! |
Portuguese (Consecutive interpretation will be provided) |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Catarina Mesquita | Little Explorers: A place of discoveries | Portuguese (Consecutive interpretation will be provided) |
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| 2024/10/27 (Sun) | 15:00 – 16:00 | Ajia | 1. When does the lotus bloom? 2. A Boy, His Dog and the Sea 3. The Three Wishes |
Mandarin |
| 2024/11/02 (Sat) |
15:00 – 16:00 | Cheong In Cheng & Chan Lok Si | 1.The Mysterious Parcel 2.The Mysterious Parcel 2: Gift of Time” 3.The Mysterious Parcel 3 : Data Crisis |
Cantonese |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Yan Ma & Sio Nga Man |
Little Birds That Nestle in the Horta da Mitra | Cantonese | |
| 2024/11/03 (Sun) | 15:00 – 16:00 | Chloe Wong | ALUA | Cantonese |
Workshops (Suitable for ages 5-12 /ages 4-7)
| Date | Time | Instructor | Theme | Language |
| 2024/10/27 (Sun) |
14:00– 15:30 | Cindy Chow | Picture Book Wonder and Mini Animal Hairdresser Workshop(session 1) | Cantonese |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Picture Book Wonder and Mini Animal Hairdresser Workshop(session 2) | Cantonese | ||
| 2024/11/02 (Sat) | 10:00– 11:30 | Cindy Chow | Picture Book Wonder and Building Block Workshop(session 1) | Cantonese |
| 2024/11/03 (Sun) | 10:00– 11:30 | Leong Kam In | Picture Book Wonder and Building Block Workshop(session 2) | Cantonese |
| 2024/11/02 (Sat) | 14:00– 15:30 | Cindy Chow | Picture Book Wonder and DIY Colourful Slippers(session 1) | Cantonese |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Picture Book Wonder and DIY Colourful Slippers(session 2) | Cantonese | ||
| 2024/11/03 (Sun) | 14:00– 15:30 | Leong Kam In | Picture Book Wonder and Drawing Workshop(session 1) | Cantonese |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Picture Book Wonder and Drawing Workshop(session 2) | Cantonese |
Lectures (Suitable for ages 12+)
| Date | Time | Lecturer | Theme | Content | Language |
| 2024/10/26 (Sat) | 11:00 – 12:30 | Elizabete Neves | Emotions illustration, Emotions Experienced in Reading and Dynamic Exploration of the Book The Skein of Emotions. | The session focuses on the reading and exploration of the book The Skein of Emotions. Using active, participatory dynamics and collective reflection, the author will explore the potential of the book in a practical way. This workshop invites participants to dive into the world of emotions, untangling threads and discovering ways to tap into “The Skein of Emotions” to help our children develop their Emotional Intelligence. | Portuguese (Consecutive interpretation will be provided) |
| 2024/10/26 (Sat) | 15:00 – 16:30 | Ajia（Xiaoxi Lin） | Why Are Picture Books Useful in Developing a Love for Reading in Children? | Using works that are suitable, rhythmic for children’s first reading and full of rhythm, we read together with the children in a playful way, from the “shape game” of art to the “shape game” of the mind, connecting reading and life, and connecting us to ourselves and even to the world. | Mandarin |
Picture books Reading by 100 people (Suitable for ages 5-12)
| Date | Time | Instructor | Content | Language |
| 2024/10/27 (Sun) | 14:00 – 15:00 | Leong Kam In | Shared reading”The Treasures of Ilha Verde Hill 2″ | Cantonese |
| 2024/11/03 (Sun) | 14:00 – 15:00 | Cindy Chow & D. Sofia | Shared reading “The boy who never saw the sea” | Cantonese & Portuguese |
Admission to all outreach activities is free and interested parties can register through the “Registration for Activities” section of the Macau One Account.
