1.To meet inspiring authors and illustrators
The Antibes Juan-les-Pins Youth Book Fair is the dream meeting place for families looking for precious moments, cultural discoveries and little creative sparks! For 6 years now, this long-awaited event has brought together reading enthusiasts, the curious and the dreamers, around magical encounters with renowned authors and promising talents. This year, 35 authors and illustrators are ready to share their worlds and secrets of inspiration, with guests like Adrien Albert, Olivier Dutto, Fanny Chartres, and Mona Granjon. The signing sessions will be an opportunity to leave with a unique souvenir, signed by those who breathe life into your favorite stories. A moment of complicity and magic to share with family, for unforgettable memories!
Several bookstores and publishing houses will also be present, offering a captivating selection of books for all tastes and ages. Families will find literary treasures to discover together, to browse on site or to take away to prolong the magic at home.
2.To marvel at children’s shows
For little ones, the Children’s Book Fair also has some nice surprises in store with gentle and poetic shows that take place throughout these two days. Titles like Apple, Apple, Apple, The Song of the Big Ships or Tale of the sea take children from the age of 3 months into worlds of dreams and discovery. Designed especially for them, these representations combine words and images to awaken their imagination, stimulate their senses and make them experience their first artistic emotions. A captivating journey to the heart of the performing arts, which nourishes their curiosity and their budding taste for stories. Between laughter and wonder, these shows invite the youngest to open the doors to creativity, while sharing magical and unforgettable moments with their parents!
3.To develop your imagination during creative workshops
Among the many gems of the Antibes Juan-les-Pins Youth Book Fair, the creative workshops promise to awaken the five senses of budding young explorers! These activities offer them an ideal field of expression to unleash all their imagination. Among other wonders, they will be able to try their hand at graphic design on vinyl, using Posca markers to bring their own works to life, which they will take home as souvenirs. Little artists will also be able to design animated cards, play with stencil painting, and even imagine their own “Little Being”, which they will accompany with a little cloud of emotion. And who knows? Perhaps a new friendship will be born between these two characters, inspiring the start of a beautiful story!
For those with a sweet tooth, the workshop for creating personalized cookies or chocolate lollipops will add a deliciously sweet touch to the adventure. Children will thus stimulate not only their artistic sense but also their curiosity and their taste for discovery. Enough to leave with stars in your eyes and your head filled with new ideas!
On site, young and old will be able to have fun with numerous giant games and board games for all ages, transforming every moment into a real family celebration! Fans of strategy and atmosphere will love it Werewolf for one nighta revisited and even more thrilling version of the famous game. Here, everything happens in a flash: one night, one day, one vote, and the suspense reaches its peak! Thanks to the multiple role changes, each game becomes an unpredictable and hilarious adventure.
So, the weekend of November 16 and 17 is the perfect opportunity to get together with family and share moments of laughter, discovery and emotion at the Antibes Juan-les-Pins Youth Book Fair. Don’t miss this unique event where reading and games combine to make the eyes of young and old alike shine!
