13 March 2023
The 60th Bologna Children's Book Fair kicked off today, drawing 1,456 exhibitors hailing from 90 countries and regions of the world. This is more than in the pre-pandemic year of 2019, when there were 1,442 exhibitors. In addition to the children's-focused programming, also taking place are the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair and BolognaBookPlus, an extension of the fair dedicated to general trade publishing.