International Book Giving Day on February 14th!
For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday, International Book Giving Day is a day dedicated to getting books in the hands of as many children as possible. You are invited to celebrate…
1. Give a Book to a Friend or Relative.
Celebrate International Book Giving Day by giving a child a new, used or borrowed book.
2. Leave a Book in a Waiting Room or Lobby.
Choose a waiting room where kids are stuck waiting and there are few to no good books available. Purchase a good book, and deposit your book covertly or overtly in your waiting room of choice.
3. Donate a Book.
Wrap up a box of children’s books that your kids have outgrown and get them in the hands of children who could really use a book or two. Donate your books to your local second hand store, library, children’s hospital, or shelter. Alternatively, donate your books to an organization working internationally to get books in the hands of kids, such as Books for Africa.
International Book Giving Day has unveiled this year’s International Book Giving Day poster!
This year’s poster was designed by Chris Haughton, author of A Bit Lost, Oh No George! and Shh! We Have a Plan.
FREE International Book Giving Day 2015 poster
Click link to download .pdf!
International Book Day FREE Book Plates and Book Marks!
Free beautiful book plates by Gus Gordon are available here!
For more information about International Book Giving Day and to connect with others around the world celebrating International Book Giving Day, see International Book Giving Day’s website, Facebook and Twitter (#giveabook).
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My books:
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Massachusetts Book Award Long List
- Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
- Starred review from School Library Journal
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Long List
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
Amazon / Barefoot Books / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Amazon / Scholastic / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Thank you for the wonderful poster for Int. Bk. Giving Day. I’ll share it on my social media and blog!
Hi Mimi,
Thanks so much for sharing!!
I LOVE Gus Gordon, Mia! Thanks for the book plate!
I’ve been giving my daughter at least one book in her V-day treat bag since she was a toddler, and she’s now 13. It’s such a great idea!!
Hi Maria,
You are so welcome! I love International Book Giving Day!
Thanks for the reminder about this day! We will definitely celebrate!
Thanks MaryAnne! I love this day for sharing books with kids! We will be giving away 5 diversity book packages on the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog as well.
Love this! I had no idea that Valentine’s Day is also International Book-Giving Day. Woo hoo. (Psst- looks like the link to the free bookplate might be incorrect. Don’t want anyone to miss out on that awesome freebie! Thanks!)
Thanks Aubrey,
The link is working for me; it should take you to the pdf. Is it working for you now? I am using Google Chrome as a browser. I wonder if it is a browser issue?
Hmm, nope… I’m on Chrome, too. The link is in the sentence right above the picture of the bookplate (the word “here”). It looks like it tries to go somewhere on your site, but there’s also a link to bookgivingday’s site tagged on at the end. I’d be more specific, but your comment system won’t allow me to post links in here (to show you what I’m seeing)… I’d be happy to explain better if you want to email me. 🙂 I figured out how to get there, but it took me a little searchin’. Hope that helps!
Hi Aubrey,
Let me find the link that is more direct for you: http://bookgivingday.com/2015/01/20/gus-gordon-designed-bookplate/ is the link to the page. https://bookgivingday.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/2015gusgordon.pdf is the link to the actual book plate. Hope that helps.
Thanks! I appreciate it. 🙂 Happy (almost!) International Book Giving Day!
Thanks Aubrey!
Didn’t realize that there is such international event. I will inform our librarian about this so we can celebrate it in school, too.
Thanks so much Amsi!!! And perhaps parents will want to donate books to kids at your school too?!
So many things come and go, but……reading will always be. Thanks for developing such a great day as “International Book Giving Day” ~Teaching-Grandma~
Hi Kathy,
I’m not the founder or co-founder of International Book Giving Day but I am thrilled to be participating!
Thanks for the reminder! Always enjoy giving books.
Hi Cheryl,
Yay! Thanks for celebrating this year with us!
Ah yes! This is coming up soon, isn’t it? I’ll have to think about how we will participate this year. Thanks for sharing this info. Visiting from the Kid Lit Blog Hop! 🙂
Hi Renee,
I’m sure, like me, you have piles of children’s book from blogging that you can gift to a teacher or child! It’s a good excuse to clean out the office! I just allocated a small pile and I’m glad to find these books a good home!