Children’s Literature Festival 2015

Event Description

Children’s Literature Festival (Festival Sastera Kanak-Kanak) 2015 is organised by Kota Buku in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Petrosains, related government agencies and private organisation. The suggested dates for FSK 2015 is on 29 October to 1 November 2015 taking place at Dataran Underground, Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur. The theme for Children’s Literature Festival 2015 (FSK) is “One World, Many Stories”.

Special Features

Pak Matlob – Malaysia’s Father of Children’s Literature
FSK 2015 aims to introduce Matlob to the new generation. He was Malaysia’s very own Father of Children’s Literature. Pak Matlob mastered the art of writing for children and teenagers by balancing his textual and contextual messages.

#100Books
FSK 2015 will transform Dataran Underground into a vast maze where fun and excitement awaits at every corner, in line with the theme for 2015, “One World, Many Stories”. The maze will feature 100 children stories that have been compiled by Karangkraf.

Nami Island’s Forest Library
A special feature for Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015 is the presence of the Nami Island’s Forest Library, coming all the way from Korea. This particular library demonstrates the usage of outdoor facilities such as tree bark and rest areas as mini libraries for visitors to enjoy a spot of reading or two. This concept promotes a reading culture that stems from nature for a better future.