In the middle of spring, from 29 April to 4 May 2024,Cento (FE) will host the 45th edition of the CHILDREN'S LITERATURE PRIZE FESTIVAL, the longest-running and uninterrupted Italian literary prize, conceived, organised, promoted and supported by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento in collaboration with the Emilia Romagna Region, the Municipality of Cento, IBBY and CEPEL. Established in 1978,it is the only Italian Prize to count Gianni Rodari as its first and only President of the Jury.