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Oko na świat, Wytwórnia publishing house, Warsaw, Poland

Since September 2023, workshops for children and librarians have been held in libraries in the Warsaw region with various Polish artists.

On 23 and 24 March 2024, the festival of small independent publishers “Mały Koneser”, organised since 2022 by the Wytwórnia publishing house, offered a special edition Eye of the World. This festival creates a stage for small independent Polish publishing houses, a meeting place for ambitious, courageous and sensitive publishers, who care about both editorial craftsmanship and mastery of illustrations and text.

To open the festival, a professional day was organised on 22 March at the National Library in Warsaw, bringing together small independent Polish and international publishers as well as education and culture specialists to exchange their practices.

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Workshop with Malgosia Swędrowska “My, my”

Based on her album Moi, moi, the author introduces children to the concept of sensory reading by combining the experience of a literary text with movement, rhythm, rhyme and emotions. She invites them to read images together, discover the different layers of a book, invent stories and develop their imagination. She also uses books from European publishers (Baobab, MeMo and Wytwórnia), which are on display at the Multimedia Library for Children and Young People. The workshop was attended by 25 children and their families.

Workshop inspired by the book of Sarah Lundberg “’This bird that lives in me flies where it wants”

‘Sara Lundberg’s picture book is a real gem. The story of a young girl who defies the norm and strives with all her might to realise her dreams of a life as an artist, although drawn from a specific biography, is universal. From the titles selected, the participants create a poem or phrase which they paste onto a blank sheet of paper. More printed material was then distributed, this time vignettes of Bertha’s paintings, the titles of which had been used to create the poem. Using scissors, glue and the corresponding vignettes from the works, the participants create a collage on the same sheet of paper on which the poem or phrase was written. 25 primary school pupils took part.

Workshop ‘I see everything as art’ with Ewa Solarz

‘I see everything as art: weeding gardens, peeling potatoes, crocheting…. Art doesn’t have to be serious’ are the words of artist Julita Wójcik and the title of a children’s book on contemporary art written by Ewa Solarz. During the workshop, the author of the book explains to the children why it is worth going to museums, tells them about the fascinating ideas of artists and encourages them to make art together. 25 primary school pupils took part in the workshop.

Workshop “Where are you cockerel?” with Anna Kazmierak

Anna Kazmierak, author of a book for young people on Polish folklore, will take children on an extraordinary ethnographic journey into the world of Polish folk art crafts and decoration. Using her album as a starting point, she will introduce children to her artistic world of country toys, folk costumes, songs and metallic winds. With the participation of 25 children and their families.

Workshop “Where are you cockerel ?” with Anna Kazmierak

Anna Kazmierak, author of a book for young people on Polish folklore, will take children on an extraordinary ethnographic journey into the world of Polish folk art crafts and decoration. Using her album as a starting point, she will introduce children to her artistic world of country toys, folk costumes, songs and metallic winds. With the participation of 25 pupils from a primary school.

Workshop “My, my” with Małgorzata Swędrowska

Based on her album “My, my”, the author introduces children to the concept of sensory reading by combining the experience of a literary text with movement, rhythm, rhyme and emotions. She invites them to read images together, discover the different layers of a book, invent stories and develop their imagination. She also uses books from European publishers (Baobab, MeMo and Wytwórnia), which are on display at the Multimedia Library for Children and Young People. The workshop was attended by 25 primary school children.

Wytwórnia Publishing

Since its creation, Wytwórnia has set itself the ambition of reviving the tradition of excellence of Polish illustration from the 1960s, while at the same time bringing innovation and quality to the Polish picture book market. Maintaining a small size by conviction, Wytwórnia publishes between ten and fifteen titles per year. Contemporary interpretation of classics, collaboration with young and daring graphic designers, social commitment, attention paid to cultural identity, these are the broad outlines traced by fifteen years of editorial work. Considering above all the young reader as a demanding partner.