From 10 to 12 September, the Anna Lindh Foundation organised the second edition of the 101 Books Exhbition in Alexandria, Egypt.  The exhibition was inaugurated on September 10, 2011 at the Swedish Institute in Alexandria with a roundtable discussion lead by Ms. Amal Farah, Egyptian children’s book writer on the topic of writing for children and choosing good books for children.

The exhibition continued on September 11 and 12, at the Saint Gabriel School in Alexandria and included more than 12 storytelling and arts activities for children from among the list of titles selected for the exhibition.  The activities were opened to children aged 4-14.  Some workshops and sessions were lead by renowned children’s book authors and illustrators from Egypt, such as Dr. Affaf Tobala, Dr. Hanadi Sleet, Ms. Kohinour Othman and Mr. Sherif Sayed.

The 101 Books exhibition is an exhibition of 101 titles of Arabic non-translated children’s book published between 2008-2010.  It aims to provide a broad audience of children in the Arab world with exposure to quality story books and includes titles from more than 37 publishing houses in 12 countries, written by 77 authors and illustrated by 74 illustrators or designers.  The exhibition has been organised in Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt.