International Children's Book Day
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Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, April 2, International Children's Book Day is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and call attention to children's books. The event is sponsored by IBBY, The International Board on Books for Young People, a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together.
Each year, the International Childrens Book Day celebration allows one of their 60 National Sections the opportunity to be the international sponsor of International Children's Book Day. The host National Section decides upon a theme and invites a prominent author from the host country to create a message for the celebration and a well-known illustrator to design a poster.
International Children's Book Day celebrations across the world involve the holding of special events that may include encounters with authors and illustrators, writing competitions, or announcements of book awards.
[edit] Previous Sponsors
2006: Slovakia, "The Destiny of Books is Written in the Stars"
2005: India, "Books Are My Magic Eyes"
2004: Greece, "The Light of the Books"
2003: Brazil, "The World in an Enchanted Network"
2002: Austria, "Climbing Up Book By Book"
2001: Hungary, "Books Have It All"
2000: Finland, "The Secret Is in the Book, the Book Is the Secret"
1999: Spain, "My Book, My Love"
1998: Belgium, "Open the Book and the Magic Starts"
1997: Slovenia, "Childhood Is Poetry of Life. Poetry Is Childhood of the World"
1996: Denmark, "Books Are a Passport to the Inner World"
1995: Japan, "Books – a Shared Experience"
