[Lifestyle] Ways to celebrate International Children's Book Day

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International Children’s Book Day comes on April 2 every year in order to create a love for reading in young children, and to renew this useful habit with them, and this day sheds light on the most prominent and best useful children’s books around the world, where there are the most famous imaginative and creative tales for children, including The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match Girl, Thumbelina.

 

History of World Children's Book Day

"Peter Rabbit", "Where the Wild Things Are" and "The Cat in the Hat" are just some of the classic children's books that immediately come to mind when we think of World Children's Book Day, while we are in the day when a child is introduced to reading. Find out where this day came from.

 

Founded and celebrated for the first time in 1967, World Children’s Book Day traces its roots back to the Swiss International Council on Books for Young People. Gela Lippmann was the founder of IBBY, a German journalist and author who, along with other members, founded IBBY in 1953. The organization aims to bring love Paying attention to the written word among children. In 1967, the goal of the International Federation of Books for Young People was achieved with the advent of the International Children's Book Day.

 

Another goal of IBBY is to celebrate the day everywhere else in the world every year, where a different country is chosen to mark the occasion, then the host country decides on a theme and the illustrator creates a poster using elements of said theme, from writing, reading and drawing competitions to book prizes, The day is celebrated with full vigor.

 

You do not need to be based in the host country to be able to celebrate this day. Honor the day yourself by planning reading activities with the children in your life or remember times past by starting books on your own. Reading books stimulates the brain and strengthens your vocabulary.

 

Benefits of World Children's Book Day

The benefits of participating in World Children's Book Day are synonymous with the benefits of reading as a whole. Some of them include:

 

Reading exercises the brain: Reading activates and exercises the brain, which helps it to make better nerve connections. Reading Improving Vocabulary The amount of terms a child uses and possesses can increase with regular reading. Readers nurture empathy and imagination: Reading opens children to new horizons, helping them think outside the box and interact with the outside world in ways they have never done before. Reading improves morale: We should not forget that reading is fun. Participation in it will raise the child's morale and improve his mood.

International Children's Book Day Activities

Participate in reading sessions with children

The children in your life will appreciate it if you spend time with them in order to celebrate this day, make it fun for them by bringing some books of entertainment, and start telling them in fun with animated gestures, it will not only love it but also help them in their mental development and happiness.

 

Immersion in children's books for another culture

Teach and learn or practice inclusivity, cultural awareness and appreciation by looking at children's books from other countries. By doing so you will achieve one of IBBY's goals of expanding the love of books, regardless of background.

 

Donate additional books to those in need

If you have any extra books lying around your house, donate them to local charities or someone you know who will enjoy them, you'll be involved in making someone else's childhood fun.