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Transform Book Bonanza to a Book Fiesta. A literacy night celebrating kids and books.

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Children's Day, Book Day, in Spanish, El día de los niños, el día de los libros, is a year-long commitment to celebrating all our children and to motivating them and their families to be readers, essential in our democracy.

Often known as Día, meaning day for our daily commitment, this literacy initiative is a collaboration of national and state library and literacy organizations, educators, presses and readers creatively striving to share bookjoy and its importance. Culminating April Children's Day, Book Day celebrations that unite communities, April book fiestas, are held in libraries, schools, homes, parks, etc., often on or near April 30th. DIA is also used to mean Diversity In Action.

In 1996, I learned about the Mexican tradition of celebrating April 30th as El día del niño, the day of the child. I thought, "We have Mother's Day and Father's Day. We need kids' day too, but I want to connect all children with bookjoy, the pleasure of reading." I was enthusiastically assisted to start this family literacy initiative by REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has also been an active partner. Another enthusiastic national partner is First Book, who serve as judges for the Estela and Raúl Mora Award.

See all of our Supporters.

Find Children's Day, Book Day resources to share.

Libraries, please add your events to ALSC's Let's share bookjoy! National Día Program Registry 2019.

Pat

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Dia, El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children's Day, Book Day is a community-based, family literacy initiative founded by Pat Mora, is a daily commitment to link all children to books, languages and cultures, day by day, día por día.

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Levels should not be the end all be all for to foster a love of reading 

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Levels should not be the end all be all for to foster a love of reading 

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Start staff meetings with teacher tables sharing what books they have read or want to read. Have librarian share book talks about top checked out or requested books.

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Not just genre themes, but impact themes. Immigration, single parent, change the world...

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Have kids recommend books or show their reading with fun 30 second books talks instead of traditional book reports.

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"Teachers who create a culture of reading consistently reinforce a mindset, system, and a set of habits that draw students into rich lives as literate citizens." Gerald Dawson

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Carry a book in the cafeteria during lunch to book talk with students.
First chapter Fridays- cafeteria or classrooms
Donors Choose to provide books to classrooms after First Chapter Fridays?

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Challenge classrooms to post covers of books they resonate with for 7 days with no explanation and then pass the challenge on to another classroom.

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Send home books left over from book swap with students before summer.

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The single greatest factor in reading achievement is volume.