The joy of reading in Burgenland: Children celebrate with Thomas Brezina!

The joy of reading in Burgenland: Children celebrate with Thomas Brezina!

The Rust kindergarten and the Frauenkirchen elementary school really scored big in a creative competition as part of the “Reading-Writing-Comprehension” reading initiative launched by State Education Councilor Daniela Winkler! The children showed their drawing talent by creatively putting animals from the popular book series “The Flying Castle” by Thomas Brezina on paper. The shining winners were chosen from more than 500 entries. Your reward? An exciting reading with the fabulous children's author himself, while the other winners received book packages like this Burgenland State Media Service reported. On Thursday, the eagerly awaited reading took place in Rust and in the ballroom in Frauenkirchen, where Brezina brought his stories to life.

“The Flying Castle” delights little readers

As part of the “Reading-Writing-Comprehension” project, Brezina wrote a unique book for Burgenland children that is aimed at the age group of five to ten years. The story is not only exciting, but also locally anchored - it takes place in Burgenland and encourages the little ones' love of reading. State Education Councilor Winkler praised the author's commitment, because personal encounters with such a famous writer greatly increase children's enjoyment of reading. The book series will be distributed to around 40,000 kindergarten and elementary school children and their teachers in the coming weeks, reports Education Burgenland.

The innovative concept aims to make reading interesting for primary school children and to offer them a real adventure through stories. Each of the three stories, which are designed to be interactive, takes the children on an exciting journey through Burgenland. Brezina explained that the quality of the books and illustrations is particularly important in emphasizing the value of reading and stimulating children's imagination - a valuable contribution to promoting reading that honors the region's cultural heritage.