“Visual Narrative” enriches the imagination of children at “Sharjah Children’s Reading”

Sharjah (Al-Ittihad)
Kuwaiti writer Abdul Aziz Ibrahim, the author of comic books, accompanied children of all age groups on a literary adventure to train them on the basics of the art of writing comic stories, during a workshop entitled “Visual Narrative” hosted by the Comic Station, at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival in its 15th session at the Center Expo Sharjah.
The children enjoyed unleashing their imaginations and creative abilities in choosing the characters for their stories, and embodying them through drawings and colors, which gave them the opportunity to develop their expressive skills and employ their imagination in telling stories, enhancing their self-confidence and instilling a culture of cooperation and communication with their fellow children, thanks to the fun and stimulating environment for learning that it provided. The workshop.

Writer Abdul Aziz Ibrahim said: “I am happy to be present today in this great cultural festival, which gave me the opportunity to contribute to the development of writing and storytelling among young and emerging age groups. In this workshop, we explain the art of writing a story in the simplest possible way to suit the children’s abilities and potential in this field. We train them on how to choose the type of story, whether it is adventure, fantasy, or whatever they prefer, and then we start with them with the characters, which are mostly inspired by their imagination. All the way to choosing the background and the place where the story’s events take place, then starting to draw.”
The children interacted with the workshop and began drawing their own drawings in which they told their own stories, and demonstrated their skills in pictorial expression in a fun and exciting way.
It is noteworthy that the comic story workshop at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival hosts many similar interactive workshops, in addition to other topics that appeal to children from different groups, as part of a comprehensive program presented by the 15th session of the festival, which is organized by the Sharjah Book Authority under the slogan “Be the hero of your story.” Until May 12th.