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International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization. Founded in 1967, the day is observed on or around Hans Christian Andersen 's birthday, April 2.
In Spain, Book Day began to be celebrated since 1926 every October 7, [7] the date that Miguel de Cervantes was believed to have been born. But, it was considered more appropriate to celebrate this day in a more pleasant season for walking and browsing the books in the open-air.
A total of 41 books were selected. 29 of the titles were translated into English, 27 different countries or cultures are represented in the selections. [2] The chair of the selection committee noted that "the authors and illustrators empower readers to make sense of themselves, make sense of the world at large, and to recognize change is always possible."
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". [1] The writing award was first given in 1956, the illustration award in 1966.
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 ...
World Book Day is a registered charity in England and Wales. [3] It does not raise funds for itself but does support Book Aid International [4] and Readathon as its nominated charities, encouraging schools to hold special fundraising events for children less fortunate than themselves.
Children of Vladivostok, Russian Federation celebrating the International Children's Day Participants compete at the baby crawling contest held in Volgograd ahead of International Children's Day, 2011. In Russia, Children's Day is celebrated on 1 June. It was established as a holiday in 1949.