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International Children's Book Day
Give a child a story.
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Where it comes from
International Children's Book Day has been held since 1967 by IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People, on or around 2 April, the birthday of the Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, born in Odense in 1805.
How it's celebrated
Each year a different national section of IBBY sponsors the day. It chooses a theme, invites a well-known author from its country to write a message to the children of the world, and asks an illustrator to design a poster.
Did you know
IBBY's Hans Christian Andersen Award, often called the children's Nobel, was first given in 1956, to the British writer Eleanor Farjeon.
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Also on this day
- World Autism Awareness Day · Every mind belongs.
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