2nd
April
2008
International Children’s Book Day
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April 2 has been International Children’s Book Day since 1967 (this ties it in with Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday). International Children’s Book Day is “celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.” Each year the day is hosted by a different National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and each year the day has a different theme.
A list of International Children’s Book Day National Sections and themes from 1995-2008 is available at the IBBY site where you’ll be see that this year’s host National Section is Thailand and the theme is “Books Enlighten: Knowledge Delights.”
And as long as we’re talking about special book-related times and themes, don’t forget to celebrate April as National Poetry Month.
