Much-loved children’s authors are joining an initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children and young people currently living in isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the World is a collaboration between the International Publishers Association (IPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. It kicked off on the 2 April, on International Children’s Book Day, at 15.00 with Italian author Elisabetta Dami, creator of the popular character Geronimo Stilton. “These are uncharted waters for us all, and the psycho-social effects of prolonged isolation and social distancing…
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