‘Every child has the right to read a book in its mother tongue.’ At the 60th edition of the Bologna Children’s Bookfair, I met my colleague Children’s Laureates from around the world, sharing our passion for writing, books, language and stories. Grateful for having had the opportunity for charing this memorable time with Áine Ní Ghlinn (Ireland), Joseph Coelho (UK), Case Wyn (Wales), Gabrielle Wang (Australia), Nioosha Shams (Sweden) and Susanna Mattiangeli (Italy). The session was chaired by UK-journalist Julia Eccleshare..