{"id":421773,"date":"2023-04-02T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=421773"},"modified":"2023-03-30T21:08:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:08:04","slug":"international-childrens-book-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/international-childrens-book-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"International Children\u2019s Book Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s birthday, 2 April, International Children\u2019s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children\u2019s books.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Many <em>International Board on Books for Young People <\/em>(IBBY) Sections promote ICBD through the media and organize activities in schools and public libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Often ICBD is linked to celebrations around children\u2019s books and other special events that may include encounters with authors and illustrators, writing competitions, or announcements of book awards.<\/p>\n<p>IBBY Greece is the sponsor for\u00a0<a href=\"CERERE%20ZI%20LIBER\u0102.doc\">International Children\u2019s Book Day 2023.<\/a> The chosen theme is\u00a0\u2018I am a book, read me\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The poster is the result of a collaboration between author\u00a0Vagelis Iliopoulos\u00a0and illustrator\u00a0Photini Stephanidi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_421772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-421772\" style=\"width: 547px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/csm_ICBD_2023_v2.0_Page_1_0887ddda95.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421772\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/csm_ICBD_2023_v2.0_Page_1_0887ddda95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-421772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The event&#8217;s poster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tr by ibby.org<\/p>\n<p>Photography courtesy of libertatea.ro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s birthday, 2 April, International Children\u2019s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children\u2019s books. Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD. 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