Barcelona Exhibition Highlighted at Children's Reading Activity

The Barcelona International Exhibition of Illustrated Children's Books made its fourth visit to Taiwan for the ROC 'Children's Reading Year' activities. The event was held by the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA) from December 24, 1999 to January 23, 2000 at the Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center. During the exhibition run, local bookstore chains, including Kingstone, Eslite, and Hess, as well as libraries in remote areas of Taiwan issued 'reading passports' to children to encourage interest in reading. Passport stamps were given for each children's book purchased and a passport with four stamps could be redeemed with accompanying book essays by the children for a VIP card from participating stores. Kids also had a chance to take part in the 'Little Reader' activity.