Italian booth at DIBF dedicated to children’s books

Italian booth at DIBF dedicated to children’s books

The Embassy of Italy in Qatar has set up a national booth entirely dedicated to children’s books at the 31st Doha International Book Fair, putting a spotlight on the importance of early childhood education and rights promotion.

“Our aim is to introduce children to reading and we do that through a number of activities, subject to the latest regulations by Qatar health authorities,” Italian ambassador Alessandro Prunas told Gulf Times on the sidelines of the event’s opening at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre on Thursday.

He said a leading Italian and international centre for the defence and promotion of children’s rights and potentials, ‘Reggio Children’, came to Qatar to organise and manage the Italian pavilion at DIBF.

“They developed a teaching method that is internationally recognised that is very good for young children, it is being exported to countries like the US, and they came here,” noted Prunas.

Dubbed as the ‘Reggio Emilia Approach’, this famous educational project “has become a reference point throughout the world, develops and renews each day in Reggio Emilia’s municipal infant-toddler centres and preschools.”

According to the embassy, the Italian booth aims to “introduce children to reading by offering them a space for active exploration and learning through Italian