Lhe event, created in 2016, is already well anchored in the Médoc landscape and beyond, and it welcomes, each year, around a thousand visitors to the Moulin des Jalles.
This year, the event will be focused on the arts. Visitors of all ages will be able to meet children's literature professionals, participate in games and activities, throughout the show.
Nearly 29 authors and illustrators
No less than 29 authors and illustrators will offer their works for sale.
Louna Delourme, a 15-year-old author, will present her first book “Rival gangs”.
Danielle Monge
Among them, Louna Delourme, a newcomer to the show. Castelnaudaise aged 15, she will be the youngest author at the show and will present her first book entitled “Rival gangs” published last October by Éditions Maïa. Currently in second grade at Odilon-Redon high school in Pauillac, Louna has loved writing since her early childhood. While she was an excellent 4th grade student at Canterane college in Castelnau, at 13, she started writing. Inspired by the many books she devoured, passionate about series for teenagers and also on the advice of a friend, Louna imagined a work whose story takes place in the United States, around rival gangs who confront, against the backdrop of a love story. The editorial team asked him for a year. The young Castelnaudaise looked for a publishing house herself. Before being able to materialize the publication, a pre-sale campaign on the Internet allowed him to collect 2,000 euros in two months in order to finance part of the book, published last October. “When I commit to something, I commit fully! » specifies the young author, who is already thinking about her second work while indulging in her other passion, zumba, and continuing her studies at high school.
Olivier Falson, another author from the town, already present last year, will dedicate his latest literary productions in the field of science fiction and detective stories.
The show offers a wide range of reading for all ages, from early childhood to adolescence, from novels to comics, including children's books. Games and activities will punctuate the day. Seven publishing houses and two bookstores, including La Petite Fourmi rouge, will be on site as well as the Toi moi jeux store to make purchases just before Christmas. The little ones will be able to enjoy reading tales and stories in a library area set up under the teepee.
Children's book and games fair, Sunday November 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Moulin des Jalles, 20, rue du Château (near the town hall) in Castelnau-de-Médoc. Free entry.
The entertainment program
The various activities offered on the theme of the arts will take place according to the following timing: from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m., ephemeral tattoos, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., drawing workshop with Ambre de la Scapa, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., workshops creatives Paint your color with Karine and her caravan, at 11 a.m., show by the Fleurs de lys d'Eysines majorettes, from 2 to 4 p.m., creation of bookmarks. Volunteers from the Festival Committee will provide gourmet breaks throughout the day and three food trucks will be set up outside.
