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National Share-a-Story Month~ United Kingdom
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month~ USA
Asian Heritage Month~ Canada
BOOKtopia Children’s Literature Festival~ ongoing until May 7, West Vancouver, BC, Canada
Buenos Aires Book Fair~ ongoing until May 10, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Once Upon a Time . . . Children’s Book Illustrators, Then and Now~ ongoing until May 27, Oakland, CA, USA
Mitali Perkins’ 2010 Fire Escape Short Fiction and Poetry Contest~ entries accepted until Jun 1, USA and Canada
Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi’s Art for Children~ ongoing until Jun 13, Ameherst, MA, USA
Skipping Stones Magazine’s Youth Honor Award Program – Multicultural Awareness and Nature Appreciation~ entries accepted until Jun 25
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Why Grow Up? Etienne Delessert~ ongoing until Jun 26, Abilene, TX, USA
Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books~ ongoing until Aug 1, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA
BOOKFEST – The Vancouver Island Children’s Book Festival~ May 1, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
“Second to the Right, and Straight on Till Morning:” Navigating the Narrative Realm(s) of Children’s Texts~ May 1, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Old Passions – New Technologies: Children’s and Young Adult Literature
in a Web 2.0 World~ May 1, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Expo 2010~ May 1 – Oct 31, Shanghai, China
SCBWI Presents: Shaping a Picture Book/Shaping Character~ May 6, Paris, France
Asian Festival of Children’s Content~ May 6 – 9, Singapore
Bermuda International Literary Festival~ May 6 – 9, Hamilton
Bermuda
SCBWI Hawaii Illustrators’ Exhibit: The Art of Picture Books~ May 6 – Jun 16, Honolulu, HI, USA