Book Lovers! Win Passes to the International Children's Book Fair

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The "ICYMI" (In Case You Missed It) section of City News Service is a regular weekend feature.

ICYMI: Week 85

This week's prize

This week's winners will enter a draw to stand a chance of winning single-day tickets to the 2025 China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF)!

Two lucky winners will each receive two tickets.

Winners will be contacted directly via SMS and provided with a redemption code. Please check your messages in time.

Ticket Price:68 yuan(US$9.5)

Important: Tickets must be registered under your real name and redeemed online before 12pm on November 13, 2025. Please bring a valid ID to enter the fair.

Date:

• 14 November, Friday 9am - 5pm(Last admission 4:30pm)
• 15 November, Saturday 9am - 5pm(Last admission 4:30pm)
• 16 November, Sunday 9am - 4pm(Last admission 3:30pm)

Venue:

Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hall 1

上海世博展览馆

Address:

1099 Guozhan Rd

国展路1099号

Asia's biggest and leading children's book event is back in Shanghai! Teachers, parents, kids, illustrators, translators, and book lovers come together for a unique experience at the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair.

Each year, publishers, writers, and artists from around the world gather in Shanghai, bringing together over 35 countries, 500+ brands, 60,000 books, and 20,000 new releases.

This year's star lineup features Sydney Smith, winner of the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award, and Shinsuke Yoshitake 吉竹伸介, Japanese picture book creator (It Might Be an Apple), both of whom are visiting China for the first time. They'll be joined by Leo Timmers (Belgium), Alessandro Sanna (Italy), Øyvind Torseter (Norway), and well-known Chinese authors A Geng 阿梗 and Hei Mi 黑眯.

Click here to start!

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Using news content from the previous week, we will quiz you, our users, on your knowledge of current affairs and what is happening in your city and elsewhere.

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