International Children’s Book Day 2022 – April 2

Since 1967, on Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, 2 April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to stimulate a passion of reading and to call attraction to children’s books. International Children’s Book Day is planned to boost love for reading in the youth and punctuate the importance of books.

Each year an assorted National Section of IBBY has the chance to be the multinational sponsor of ICBD. It determines a theme and invites a spectacular author from the host country to compose a message to the children and teens of the world and a well-known illustrator to arrange a poster. These materials are used in various ways to support books and reading. Numerous IBBY Sections encourage ICBD through the media and handle activities in schools and public libraries. Often ICBD is joined to festivals around children’s books and other specific events that may consider encounters with illustrators and authors, writing competitions or hand out book awards.

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Who is Hans Christian Andersen?

Born in 1805 on 2^nd April,  near Copenhagen, Denmark in Odense—perished in 1875 on 4^th August in Copenhagen. He was the Danish master of the literary fairy tale whose stories achieved mass popularity was wide known  as Hans Christian Andersen . He is also the author of  poems, plays, novels, several autobiographies and travel books . Before, numerous of those works are nearly unheard-of outside Denmark. Now,  his fairy tales and children’s books and play are amongst the ones that were frequently translated works in all of literary history.Andersen’s first book of tales, Every, fortnight for born (1835; “Tales, Told for Children”), included stories such as“The Princess and the Pea,” and “Little Ida’s Flowers.” , “The Tinderbox,” and “Little Claus and Big Claus,”

Hans was born to broke guardians and had to fight the intolerant class structure of his time throughout his existence. The first important help came from Jonas Collin, one of the directors of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, to whom Andersen had gone as a young man in the vain expectation of winning reputation as an actor. Jonas lifted the money required to admit him to school. Although school was a miserable experience for Andersen because of an bitter headmaster, it allowed him to be admitted to the University of Copenhagen in 1828.

History of Children’s Book Day 

We all have our best-loved books from youth, extraordinary ones that set the quality for our imaginations and that bring back memories of our native when we recollect them, and some small relief when we run our fingers over the worn and adored spines of the fiction of our childhood. The IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) discovered Children’s Book Day in the year 1967. As a multinational non-profit administration encouraging the value of literacy and reading to our children, IBBY works inexhaustibly to advance Children’s Book and Authors, and manage events in schools and libraries all over the globe to get children reading. 

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How is International Children’s Book Day celebrated? 

While special occasions and book reading ceremonies are scheduled by IBBY around the sphere in honor of International Children’s Book Day. In actuality, all you need to honor this date is a good interesting story. There is no better chance to cover literacy, reading or a specific book with your kids. Given below are some things you can do to celebrate International Children’s Book Day.

• You could introduce various folktales from all over the globe, wondering about the similarities and differences among them.
• You could host storytelling competitions and workshops based on famous children’s books.
• If you are a teacher chose your students’ favorite book and dramatize it.
• For older children, you could host creative writing and reading workshops. You could even study the life of author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen on this day – discuss about his work, choose a favorite story to read and enjoy it.
• Donate some books to schools and libraries on Children’s Book Day in an effort to further deepen children’s reading chances. 

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International Children’s Book Day: Benefits

The benefits of participating in International Children’s Book Day are substitutable with the profit of reading as a whole. Some of them are listed below:

• Increases Intellectual power and Brain exercise

Reading benefits and exercises the brain, helping it to better make neural connections. It also increase the brain ability to comprehend

• Improves Vocabulary and Spelling

The amount of terminology that a child utilizes and dominate can continue growing with regular reading.

• Allows creative thinking

Reading improves the communication skills in children , helping them think outside the box and engage with the extraordinary world in ways they had not done before.

• Moral improvement and benefit

It should not be disregarded that reading is fun! Participating in it will enhance a child’s moral and help adjust their mood.

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International Children’s Book Day 2022: Dates 

Given below the dates when the International Children’s Book Day will be celebrated for the next 4 years.

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Books by Hans Christian Andersen

Given below are most of the books written by the famous author Hans Christian Andersen.

• Andersen’s Fairy Tales
• The Ugly Duckling
• The Snow Queen
• Fairy Tales
• The Little Mermaid
• Thumbelina
• The Emperor’s New Clothes
• Little Match Girl
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier
• Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales
• Princess And The Pea
• The Nightingale
• Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
• The Wild Swans
• Fairy Tales Of Hans Christian Andersen
• The Little Mermaid And Other Fairy Tales
• Hans Christian Andersen – 7 Ausgewahlte Marchen Fur Grose Und Kleine Traumer
• The Complete Fairy Tales – Hans Christian Andersen
• Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen
• Andersen’s Fairy Tales
• The Sand-Hills Of Jutland
• The Tinderbox
• Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
• Fir Tree
• The True Story Of My Life
• The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
• The Improvisatore
• Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
• The Swineherd
• The Emperor And The Nightingale
• Thumbeline
• The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen
• The Red Shoes
• Stories From Hans Andersen
• The Ugly Duckling And Other Fairy Tales
• The Complete Fairy Tales And Stories
• Tales Of Hans Christian Andersen
• Fairy Tales And Stories
• The Fairy Tale Of My Life
• Cuentos De Andersen
• O T A Danish Romance
• Mary Engelbreit’s The Snow Queen
• Pictures Of Sweden
• Eighty Fairy Tales
• The Ice-Maiden
• Stories From Hans Christian Andersen
• A Poet’s Bazaar
• Contes Merveilleux
• The Complete Illustrated Stories Of Hans Christian Andersen
• Andersens MRchen – Erster Band
• Stories And Tales
• The Little Fir-Tree
• The Little Mermaid And Other Tales Book And Charm
• Danish Fairy Legends And Tales
• Contes D’Andersen
• The Story Of My Life – Author’s Edition
• Michael Hague’s Favorite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
• A Treasury Of Hans Christian Anderson
• Ot – A Danish Romance

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• The Little Tin Soldier
• For Sure For Sure
• Hans Christian Andersen’s Stories For The Household
• Mrchen
• Thumbelina Pulgarcita
• Seven Tales By Hc Andersen
• A Treasury Of Hans Christian Andersen
• La Reina De Las Nieves
• The Stories Of Hans Christian Andersen
• Little Mermaid And Other Stories
• The Shoes Of Fortune, And Other Tales
• It’s Absolutely True
• Later Tales
• Bilderbuch Ohne Bilder
• H C Andersens Samlede Skrifter
• The Emperor’s Nightingale
• Pulgarcita
• El Patito Feo The Ugly Duckling
• El Patito Feo
• The Two Baronesses
• Contes
• Le Vilain Petit Canard
• Der Improvisator
• Tales From Hans Andersen
• Hans Andersen’s Stories
• The Little Mermaid And Other Tales
• La Princesse Au Petit Pois
• The Dream Of Little Tuk, And Other Tales
• Wonderful Tales From Denmark
• Dulac’s The Snow Queen, And Other Stories By Hans Christian Andersen
• The Top And The Ball
• The Ugly Duck A Other Tales
• Little Ida’s Flowers
• The Snowdrop
• The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales, Deluxe Edition
• Gesammelte Werke
• Tales And Stories By Hans Christian Andersen
• The Danish Story Book
• Tales From Hans Christian Andersen
• Pictures Of Travel
• The Little Toy Soldier

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International Children’s Book Day 2022: Quiz

1.Who’s birthday is celebrated as the International Children’s Book Day?

a)Michael Winterbottom

b)Hans Christian Andersen

c)Stephen William

d)Michael-Leon Wooley

Ans (b)

2.When is the International Children’s Book Day celebrated?

a)March 16

b)January 2

c)May 23

d)April 2

Ans (d)

3.Which of these books is not written by Hans Christian Andersen?

a)The Little Mermaid

b)The Snow Queen

c)Cinderella

d)The Princess and the Pea

Ans (c)

4.Where was Hans Christian Andersen Born?

a)Denmark

b)Congo

c)Tokyo

d)London

Ans (a)

5.Which of the following awards was given to Hans Christian Andersen?

a)The Noble Prize in Literature

b)Order of the Red Eagle

c)Booker Prize

d)All of the above

Ans (b)

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