Happy International Children’s Book Day!

Since 1967, the International Board on Books for Young People www.ibby.org has sponsored on Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, 2 April, International Children's Book Day.

This day is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books.  IBBY decides upon a theme and invites a prominent author from the host country to write a message to the children of the world and a well-known illustrator to design a poster to promote books and reading. This year the host country is the United States. The theme for 2013 is “Book Joy Around the World”.  Ashley Bryan and Pat Mora created this poster:

It's been difficult to wait for a glimpse of the cover of book 3 in Obert Skye's "The Creature from My Closet" series - but finally, here it is!  It will be available on September 24, but you can pre-order it from Barnes & Noble.

The American Library Association has announced the winners of its 2013 Youth Media Awards.  For many, it is a more exciting announcement than the winners of the Academy Awards!  Katherine Applegate's _The One and Only Ivan_ is the winner of the Newbery Award and also on the 2014 Master List of the Texas Bluebonnet Award.  Jon Klassen is the winner of the Caldecott Award for _This is Not My Hat_.

 

    

 

There were many other wonderful awards announced, and you can read about all of them at

 

http://www.ala.org/news/pr?id=12298.