China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) is guided by the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (Shanghai Press and Publication Bureau), co-organized by Shanghai Xinhua Publishing Group Co., Ltd., China Education Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd., and Global News and Publishing Development Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Rongbo Organized by Convention and Exhibition Co., Ltd. Since its establishment in 2013, it has quickly established its increasingly important position in the international publishing market and is the leading professional exhibition focusing on children’s book publishing and children’s content in the Asia-Pacific region.
After ten years of development, CCBF has closely focused on the theme of “Together with the World and the Future”, providing an excellent communication platform for children’s book copyright trade, marketing and distribution, and cross-border cooperation, improving the quality of children’s literature and promoting children’s reading. played an important role. Since 2018, CCBF has joined hands with the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) in Italy, the world’s largest, to better serve the Chinese publishing industry’s “going global” with its industry-leading professional knowledge, rich exhibition experience, and massive high-quality resources. ” and “bringing in” development strategies will promote China’s excellent original content to the world, and at the same time bring the best international works to Chinese readers.
CCBF brings together publishers, copyright agents, authors, illustrators, translators, graphic designers, content developers, printers, distributors, bookstores and other sales channels, digital/multimedia enterprises, mobile application software developers, animation/film and television /Game producers, brand licensors and licensees, reading promoters and institutions, education and training institutions, cultural institutions, librarians, professional media, teachers and children’s literature enthusiasts gathered together to present a high-quality global A grand event for the entire industry chain of children’s book publishing culture.
The concurrent activities held by CCBF are also highlights, including official professional forums and conferences, Golden Windmill International Young Illustrators Competition and Illustration Exhibition, Illustrators Avenue, “Children’s Book+” themed book exhibition, and city linkage and a series of Chinese and foreign children’s Book publishing, creative exchange and reading promotion activities.
In 2024, the Shanghai Children’s Book Fair attracted 478 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions including China, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Belgium, Austria, and South Korea. Among them, there are 323 domestic exhibitors and 155 international exhibitors. The total number of visitors during the three days of the exhibition reached 42,733, including 19,086 professional visitors.
China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair 2025 will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center.
