Children's books by Russian Publishers at the Shanghai Children's Book Fair
The Shanghai International Children's Book Fair ran from the 13th to 15th of November 2020, during which books were presented by 14 key players in the industry of Russian children's book publishers, including leading Russian museums: "V-A-C Press", "Apricotbooks" "Eye Books", "Alpina Children", "AST", "Albus Corvus", "Boom Kniga", The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and ABCdesign, The State Hermitage and "Arca" publishers, "Kit Read", "KompasGid", "Peshkom Books", "Pink Giraffe Books" and "Samokat".
The Russian programme was implemented by the Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) with participation from The Museum Line and New Moscow International Children's Book Fair (New MICBF) projects and supported by the Federal Agency of Print and Mass Media.

Despite the difficult circumstances of the world wide coronavirus pandemic and the cancellation of large amounts of events, including book fairs, the Shanghai Book Fair took place not only online, but foremost of all in an offline and customary format. The organizers of the fair offered foreign exhibitors a special format - Book Showcase, in which, along with guests from 21 other countries, New MICBF took part, presenting new books from Russian children's publishing houses and museums.

The Russian Book Showcase was presented by the Focus on Russia exhibition, which consisted of three main sections: Non-fiction for Children, Illustrated Books and Museum Line for Children.


Non Fiction for Children

Science journalists, museum experts (educators), sports commentators, film critics, music journalists, comic book writers were just some of the authors of Russian children's non-fiction who presented their books at the children's book fair in Shanghai. They spoke about ideas for their creations and discussed where the boundaries of the genre lie, how it differs from fiction and how to talk with children about science in an interesting, honest way without oversimplification.

On the Russian shelf in Shanghai such books were presented as: "Why Birds Don't Fly" by Ilya Kolmanovsky "Peculiar Parasites" by Alena Basnetsova "The Ball in the Game" by Alexei Durovo, "Paleontologists and their Pets" by Anton Nelikhova, "The Big Book of the Human Body" by Sergei and Natalia Gordienko and others.

The section of Illustrated books (as well as picture books, silent book and comics) presented the silent book "Grasshopper" by Tatiana Ukhova, a participant of the "100 Outstanding Books" chosen by the professional community dPICTUS at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the comic book "Sonya from the 7th Bleugh" , created in tandem by book designer Tim Yarzhombek and writer Alexei Oleinikov, as well as the book by Helen Mallet "Mona Ohlala" with illustrations by the artist and comic book author Varvara Pomidor.

In this section the following books were also presented: "Hello, horse!" by Asi Kravchenko, "Music of my Woodpecker" by Anna Anisimova, "Irochka" by Yulia Kuznetsova alongside others.

Museum Line for Children

The Museum Line presented in Shanghai a special section of books about art for children by leading Russian museums and publishers. Further details about the books in the Museum Line can be found here: http://mibf.info/museumline_ccbf2020.

The Museum Shelf contained books published by The Pushkin Sate Museum of Fine Arts, The V-A-C Foundation of Contemporary Art and publisher Alpina Children and also "A Journey through the Hermitage. Tsaritsa of the Tulips" the museum comic book guide for children and adults by the State Hermitage and publisher "Arca" author Dariya Agapova and artist Varvara Pomidor.

The new book series for children by V–A–C Press draws on the tradition of Soviet illustration and reflects contemporary artistic processes. The contemporary Russian artists who worked on the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Oscar Wilde and Lewis Carroll that are published in this series, are Pavel Pepperstein, Svetlana Shuvaeva, Alexey Buldakov, and also designer Tigran Avetisyan.

The Book Series "Learning to Look" by The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts was created by ABCdesign, one of the leading Russian design studios, in close collaboration with the museum. The books are not only a window into the museum's halls and collections of amazing items and ideas, but a guide for young researchers of artistic territories.

Publisher "Alpina Children" released two books that can be described as simple guides and guidebooks to the complex world of cinema and music. The book "How to Watch a Movie" was written by renowned Russian film critic Anton Dolin and illustrated by Konstantin Bronzit, renowned animator and Oscar nominated artist. The book by musician and journalist Lyalya Kandaurova "How to Listen to Music" is illustrated by the young artist Ellis Mugafarova.

Especially for the Shanghai Book Fair, the New Moscow Children's Book Fair (New MICBF) has prepared an expanded virtual exhibition Focus on Russia with detailed information on participating books and publishing houses.

Instead of live meetings at the Shanghai Fair the New MICBF offered a programme of online interviews addressed to publishers, agents, editors, art directors, researchers, authors and artists from around the world. These talks were led by literary columnist Natalya Lomykina with science journalist and popularizer of science, author of the first children's science podcast in Russia, Ilya Kolmanovsky, and museum educator, international consultant Daria Agapova. In addition to this, the online program featured author's presentations from film critic Anton Dolin and musician and journalist Lyalya Kandaurova.

An important event was the video presentation of four new publications, the "Focus on Russia. New publications of childrens books: From 0 to 5", which have been released in Russia in the last few years, the youngest of which was born in Moscow during the pandemic and lockdown. The Russian market for publishing children's literature demonstrates rapid development, in response to the challenges of our time, and following global trends it is growing not only qualitatively, but also quantitatively.

Stories of young Russian publishers taking their first steps towards the international children's book publishing market can be found here.

What is the New MICBF?

In 2021, the New International Children's Book Fair (New MICBF 2021) will be held in Moscow. Russian-language children's literature, which has long been a serious player on the international professional scene, has shown outstanding progress in recent years: it is impossible to keep track of the number of new releases today, and the New MICBF is working to increase their number every year.

Children's literature is no longer one of the programs of an "adult" book fair, but an independent branch, where fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels and comics, book illustration and design, key players and new stars exist. The New MICBF 2021 will become a new place not only on the Russian map of children's literature, but also on the world map, a place where Russian and foreign writers will meet with readers, where literary agents will sign contracts for the publication of books with Russian and international publishing houses, where professionals around the world will discuss ethical and aesthetic issues of book publishing, exchange technologies and innovations.

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新国际童书展(New MICBF2021)将于2021年在莫斯科举办,这是MIBF与世界领先的博洛尼亚儿童书展的联合项目。长期以来,俄语儿童文学已发展成为如此规模宏大的专业活动:读者和专家们无法自行关注新书的数量变化,而我们的目标便是保持其数量的持续增长。

New MICBF不仅将成为俄罗斯儿童文学地图上的一个新版块,还将成为世界地图上的一个新区域,在那里他们会买卖版权、讨论书籍出版的道德及美学问题、分享技术并从世界各地相互发现新的专业人员。

预计2021年,New MICBF将静待每一位2020年11月13-15日上海童书展参与者的特别节目,包括出版商、代理商、翻译、编辑、艺术总监、研究人员、作家以及艺术家。

在上海,新莫斯科童书展举办了一次图书博览会,整合了2021莫斯科国际书展(MIBF)和2021新莫斯科国际童书展(New MICBF)的多个跨领域活动版块:儿童纪实文学、图画书与无声书、漫画与图画小说,以及博物馆寓教于乐、书籍插画与设计。

我们选择了最有趣和最精彩的内容呈现给大家,我们也将本着同样的精神继续前进!

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Ilya Kolmanovsky (science journalist, author of the podcast "Naked mole rat", author of non-fiction for children, Russia). Natalia Lomykina (journalist, Russia).

Ilya Kolmanovsky, science journalist, science writer, tells in an interview with journalist Natalya Lomykina about his book "Why Do Not Birds Fall?", how he worked on it and also that writing non-fiction is similar to shooting a moovie.
Daria Agapova (museum educator, museum expert, author, Russia/Finland). Natalia Lomykina (journalist, Russia).

Daria Agapova is an expert in non-formal education and Museum communication, museum project curator at Cultura foundation and educational curator at various programmes for professionals and general public, including children. Daria co-authored with Varavara Pomidor the first Russian museum comic book "Journey through the Hermitage. The Queen of Tulips". Daria tells in an intervew with journalist Natalya Lomykina, how the book was invented, whose the idea was it, about visual storytelling and why does the book have such a title.
Lyalya Kandaurova (musician, journalist, Russia)

Lyalya Kandaurova, the author of the book "Learn to listen to the music' tells about her book, about her professional background in music and journalism.

This book contains five parts. In Video Lyalya describes all these parts. You may read chapter by chapter, from cover to cover, or you may use it as a tourist guidebook to which you turn in whatever part of the unknown city your feet and chance have brought you to.
Anton Dolin, film critic, journalist, Russia

This book was intended as a children's book, but it turned out to be a book for everyone. You will learn the most important and interesting things about the vast and complex world of cinema in the shortest possible time. Anton Dolin,one of the most famous Russian film critics, analyzed the main questions about cinema and tried to give them simple and clear answers. You can watch and listen Anton talking about this book!
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Discover the growing market for children's books in Russia!
Every year new children's publishing houses appear in Russia.
MICBF program "FOCUS ON RUSSIA" presents 4 of the brightest new projects of the Russian children's book publishing industry over the past five years, including even the current period of the pandemic. It helps to recognize newcomers, find books, authors and illustrators for a diverse audience from toddlers to teens, stimulate international sales of rights and partnerships.

Participants:
Maria Zimina (co-founder of the children's literature bookstore Chudetstvo), Anastasia Troyan (editor-in-chief, Kit (Whale) publishing house), Natalia Eichwald (CEO Publishing House 5/4 (Five Quarters), Ananstasia Orlova (editor-in-chief of "Anastasia Orlova's Book House"), Igor Grizhuk (Foreign Rights and Licensing manager at Apricot Publishing LLC).
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