International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization. Founded in 1967, the day is observed on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, which is on April the 2nd. Hans Christian Anderson was born in 1805. Activities include writing competitions, announcements of book awards, and events with authors of children’s literature.
Acronyms:
An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of each word of a compound term.
Always write out the first in-text reference to an acronym, followed by the acronym itself written in capital letters and enclosed by parentheses. Subsequent references to the acronym can be made just by the capital letters alone.
EG:
International Children’s Book Day (ICBD)
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY),
Common Acronyms are > LOL = Laugh Out Loud / AWOL = Absent Without Leave
Prepositions of Time:
Use the word ‘on’ when talking about time specifically dates and days. Use ‘in’ when talking about months and years.
EG:
Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday is on the 2nd of April.
My birthday this year was on Monday.
Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday is in April.
My birthday is in August.
Hans Christian Anderson was born in 1805.
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. These materials are used in different ways to promote books and reading. Many IBBY Sections promote ICBD through the media and organize activities in schools and public libraries. Often ICBD is linked to celebrations around children’s books and other special events that may include encounters with authors and illustrators, writing competitions or announcements of book awards.
Vocabulary
Prominent – (adjective) Important; famous
EG: She is a prominent author of Children’s books.
Host country – (noun) a country that holds a sporting or cultural event to which others are invited
EG: America will be the host country for the IBBY this year.
Encounters – (verb) a meeting especially one that happens by chance
EG: This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders since the election.
