International Children's Book Day
2 April 2026 — I opened a page, and a whole sky of fairy tales flew out!
International Children's Book Day is celebrated every year on 2 April, the birthday of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, who was born on 2 April 1805. It has been observed since 1967, on the initiative of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People. Its aim is to inspire a love of reading and to draw attention to good-quality children's literature. Each year a different national section of IBBY sponsors the international celebration. It prepares a message to the children of the world, written by a well-known author, and a poster created by an artist. Libraries, schools and kindergartens around the world organise read-aloud sessions, author visits and exhibitions. The day is also a good moment to remember folk tales, passed from one generation to the next. The date is fixed and does not follow the lunar calendar, but on the evening of 2 April you can look up at the sky and find constellations linked with ancient legends and myths.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver constellation figure made of bright dots and fine lines: an open book with delicate wings flapping across the sky
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