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Quirky Kid returned to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2019 as one of the independent Australian publishers represented on the Hello! From Australia collective stand.
The 56th Bologna Children’s Book Fair ran from 1 to 4 April 2019. Official fair records show more than 1,400 exhibitors from over 80 countries and regions, with close to 29,000 professional visitors attending.
Books+Publishing named Quirky Kid among the 11 independent publishers participating in the Australian collective stand that year.
Presenting psychology, publishing and digital innovation
By 2019, Quirky Kid’s international publishing story had expanded beyond individual therapeutic resources. Its catalogue included award-recognised programs such as The Best of Friends®, Basecamp® and Power Up!, alongside emerging digital work.
Bologna provided a professional marketplace for discussing publishing rights, international distribution, educational partnerships and the wider use of child-focused psychology content.
Building on earlier Bologna milestones
The 2019 appearance followed Quirky Kid’s earlier participation in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2014, 2015 and 2018.
Those previous visits included the selection of The Best of Friends® for the Hello! from Australia exhibition in 2015 and Quirky Kid’s return to the Australian collective stand in 2018.
An established international publishing presence
By the 2019 fair, Quirky Kid had developed a sustained presence across international publishing events including Bologna, Frankfurt, London, Shanghai and Taipei.
Official Bologna Children’s Book Fair records describe the event as a global marketplace for children’s publishing, rights and creative content. For a specialist Australian psychology publisher, repeated participation created valuable continuity in international relationships and market learning.
The 2019 appearance remains part of Quirky Kid’s broader history of taking Australian-developed child psychology, education and digital ideas to international audiences.
