International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated by IBBY members on or around the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen: April 2. Each year a different national section of IBBY has the ...opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD. It 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. The 2021 poster and message were sponsored by USBBY; Margarita Engle wrote the delightful poem "The Music of Words," which was accompanied by the stunning artwork of Hans Christian Andersen Award winner (2014) Roger Mello.
Every "even" year, IBBY proudly announces the winners of the IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award—2018 was no exception. The announcement has attracted a larger ...audience over the years, especially since IBBY has made the announcement in the central area of the fair at the Illustrators Café. Every year the IBBY activities at the book fair start before the fair opens with two days of intense Executive Committee meetings, where IBBY's business and projects are discussed. The first day of the fair was on Monday, March 26, and the IBBY press conference was held on that afternoon. The conference was live-streamed so all IBBY members and friends around the world could watch the event.
It is a pleasure and a special honor for the Greek Section of IBBY—also known as The Circle ofGreek Children’s Book—to host the 36th Congress of the International Board on Books for YoungPeople. The ...Congress, with the theme East Meets West around Children’s Books and Fairy Tales, will take place in Athens from 30 August to 1 September 2018, at the Athens Megaron International Conference Center. The Congress has been included in the events celebrating Athens 2018 World Book Capital.
News from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is reported. Including the 36th Congress in 2018, the iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award, Sweden's Silent Books program, and ...IBBY's selection of outstanding books for young people with disabilities.
