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Founded in 1967, the day is observed on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, April 2. Activities include writing competitions, announcements of book awards and events with authors of children's literature. Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD.
International Literacy Day is an international observance, celebrated each year on 8 September. It was declared by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at the 14th session of UNESCO's General Conference and celebrated for the first time in 1967. The day aims is to highlight, the importance of literacy to individuals, communities, and societies ...
In 1952, Jella Lepman organized a meeting in Munich, Germany, called "International Understanding through Children’s Books".Many authors, publishers, teachers, and philosophers of the time attended the meeting and as a result a committee was appointed to create the International Board on Books for Young People.
At a time when books are being viewed as controversial and libraries are threatened with being shut down, reading is more important than ever. National Read a Book Day, a day to pick up a good ...
Flip book containing Traction City by Philip Reeve (Scholastic Children's Books) and A Tale of Terror: A World Book Day Story by Chris Priestley (Bloomsbury) A bilingual book available only in Ireland for €1.50: Fiacla Mhamó/Danny's Smelly Toothbrush (O'Brien Press)
The International Children's Digital Library was initially launched in November 2002 under the direction of University of Maryland Computer Science professor Dr. Allison Druin and in collaboration with researchers from other fields, such as information studies, art, psychology, and education, in order to better understand children's online habits and to encourage a love of reading and ...
Easy reader books are for children who are beginning to learn how to read and include simple text and descriptive illustrations. [1] Non-fiction children's books are used to teach children in a simple and accessible way. [1] Wordless picture books tell a story only through images. They encourage creativity and can be appreciated by children who ...
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. For the third year, the most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens with 12 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 11 weeks at the top of the list.