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International Book Giving Day #bookgivingday takes place on 14th February each year. The aim of the day is to get books into the hands of as many children as possible thereby increasing children’s access to and enthusiasm for books.

International Book Giving Day is a 100% volunteer initiative born out of the knowledge that:

International Book Giving Day’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. Why not use the day as an excuse to:

1) gift a book to a friend or family member,
2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read, or
3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally.

For this year’s International Book Giving Day, I’ve teamed up with Sara Stanley who is currently volunteering creating safe and welcoming play spaces for children in a refugee camp in Grande-Synthe , Dunkirk, France.

The children of the camp have few possessions and even fewer opportunities to play. Many show clear signs of trauma after fleeing violence and enduring treacherous journeys to Europe. Quiet safe spaces to read are limited and there are plans to build a structure to house a library.

How can I help?

Sara and I would like to invite you to donate a book for the children in the refugee camp in Grande-Synthe. We’re working with independent book seller MarilynBrocklehurst who runs The Norfolk Children’s Book Centre; order any book you’d like to donate via Marilyn and she will act as a collection point for Sara, who will take the books to the camp following International Book Giving Day. Sara won’t only take the books, she’ll use them in her play with the children in the refugee camp, so you can be sure that any book(s) you choose will actually get into the hand of kids for whom the books will make a real difference.

Sara reading with children in the refugee camp

Languages spoken on camp are Urdu, Farsi, Persian and Sorani Kurdish, though of course residents in the camp are keen to learn English. Children of every age from newborns up to young adults are found in the camp, with the majority being 3-11 years old.

The camp is moving sometime mid to late January onto a better site in Dunkirk and Sara will be organising a better library space. A wonderful refugee called Besh will be helping run reading groups and philosophical play sessions with Sara as well as family share-a-story sessions. So as you can see, the books you could choose to send will really be used, helping to create a space where play and fun can still take place.

Part of the camp at Grande-Synthe

You can order any book you’d like to donate to the children’s library at Grand-Synthe refugee camp in Dunkirk by emailing [email protected] with the details (you’ll then be contacted to confirm details and arrange payment). Anyone around the world can order a book this way. As well as books aimed at 3-11 year olds and books in the languages mentioned above, wordless books, comic books and books which might help children and families around issues many of them have experienced – war, escape, displacement, death – are especially welcome. There are also more general recommended booklists on the Norfolk Children’s Book Centre website.

The current indoor play space at Grande-Synthe

Your donations will help provide a wonderful opportunity for families to rebuild a sense of normality and communication in the universal language of imagination.

If you would like to help Sara in her work here again is what you need to get you started:
http://www.ncbc.co.uk/new/index.html – Norfolk Children’s Book Centre website
[email protected] – the email address to use to order the book (if you’d like to order via phone or online, the details are all here: http://www.ncbc.co.uk/new/Ordering.html)

Happy Valentine’s Day and a very Happy International Book Giving Day!

Susan Stephenson and Emma Perry are kindred spirits when it comes to putting books into the hands of children. Now in it’s 4th year, International Book Giving Day continues to grow worldwide. Turning the commercialization of Valentine’s Day on it’s head, people are encouraged to spread the love of reading by getting as many books into the hands of children as possible.

Did You Know……

Most children in developing countries do not own books.
In the United Kingdom, one-third of children do not own books.
In the United States, two-thirds of children living in poverty do not own books.

How To Get Involved

International Book Giving Day’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. We invite individuals to

1) gift a book to a friend or family member,

2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read

3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally.

“February 14th is about sharing the love of books! #giveabook”

How We’re Celebrating:

For the past 6 months I’ve been collecting books. This huge container of books is being given to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Multicultural Children’s Book Day and it was a huge success! We had a robust Twitter party and our First Book fundraiser continues.

Along with giving books to children on this day, The International Book Giving Day organization encourage people to support the work of nonprofit organizations (i.e. charities) that work year round to give books to children, such as Room to Read (international), Books for Africa (international), Book Aid International (international), The Book Bus (international), First Book (U.S.), Reading is Fundamental (U.S.), Reach Out and Read (U.S.), Pratham Books (India), Indigenous Literacy Foundation (Australia), The Footpath Library (Australia), Nal’ibali (South Africa) and Duffy Books in Homes (New Zealand).

Keeping with the “giving” theme, I’m going to give away a few book bundles here. Please be sure to sign up on the Rafflecopter below and WIN SOME BOOKS!

OTHER BOOK GIVING IDEAS

The International Book Giving Day site has their top ten tips for creating a Children’s Book Swap for your city and I LOVE these ideas!

But I also wanted to put my own “spin” on “book swapping” and do it Jump Into a Book-style. As you may already know, I am a huge advocate for not just reading children’s literature, but also bring the stories to life through what I call Book Jumping.

Book Jumping: The act of taking the solitary act of reading a book and transforming it into a event to be shared with other. It’s the act of pulling books off shelves and stories off pages. It’s the act of making kids books come ALIVE and living inside the pages. It’s creating places of magic and wonder, without ever leaving the house.

You Know You Are A Book Jumper When

• Instead of using words like “read” or “enjoy”, you use “enter.” As in; “enter one of the most beloved children’s tales of all time.”
• Reading a book is a group activity, not a solitary event.
• You need to fill a “supply list” before you begin a new chapter.

So based on this idea I want to encourage young readers, moms, parents, teachers and librarians every where to not only “swap” books, but “Swap” ideas on how to bring those books to life.

During our wildly successful second-annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day we created a special celebration and venue for bloggers to do book reviews and share activities that went with the multicultural children’s books they were reviewing. The result is a HUGE blogger link-up that is the motherlode of amazing books and activities that celebrate diversity in children’s literature.  Our #ReadYourWorld Multicultural Children’s Book Day Linky has 234 books reviews & activities and is still going strong! You can see it here.

 Now, let’s give away some BOOKS!

THREE lucky winners (Open to USA residents only) will win a very special 5 book bundle of multicultural children’s book titles!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

ONE winner will receive a 5 book bundle. Giveaway begins 2-14-15 and ends 2-21-15

• Giveaway open to US addresses only
• THREE lucky winners will each win one book bundle.
• Residents of USA only please.
• Must be 18 years or older to enter
• One entry per household.
• Staff and family members of Audrey Press are not eligible.
• Giveaway ends on 2-21-15 and winners have 48 hours to claim their prize
• Winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter on 2-22-15

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The post How Are You Celebrating International Book Giving Day? {with Book Giveaway!} appeared first on Jump Into A Book.

How will you be celebrating this Saturday February 14th?  Some see it as a chance to demonstrate the most romantic of gestures, showering their special ones with gifts of affection. Others only need to show an act of kindness to prove they care. Either way, whether it’s Valentine’s Day, International Book Giving Day or Library […]

I know it’s not long till Christmas, but I’ve already got my eyes on one of the first really great days in 2015: International Book Giving Day.

Now in its fourth year 4th year International Book Giving Day continues to grow from strength to strength. Turning the commercialisation of Valentine’s Day on its head, people across the globe are encouraged to spread the love of reading by getting books into the hands of as many children as possible on 14th February ie International Book Giving Day. To encourage even more people to give books to children in 2015, the IBGD team is delighted to announce that award winning illustrator Chris Haughton has designed 2015’s poster in his unique and vibrant style.

To celebrate 2015’s International Book Giving Day, I’m hosting a worldwide bookswap which I’d love you to join in with.

#GiveABook, #SwapABook is all about sharing, sending and receiving wonderful, indeed brilliant children’s books. It will be a way for you to spread the word about a children’s book you are passionate about, and to discover another equally amazing book through a gift from someone else.

Here’s how it will work:

You’ll sign up and I will pair you with one other children’s book lover. You will send each other a book that you think is the best of the best. You’ll read your new book, fall in love with it and (hopefully) set off on a new adventure with its beautiful writing and/or its gorgeous illustrations spinning away in your head.

Anyone can sign up (whether or not you have a blog, whether or not you have children) but when you sign up what you’re agreeing to is purchasing and posting a lovely book to your partner. You in return will receive a lovely gift of a book back.

What do you mean by a children’s book?
I mean any book marketed for kids and young people. When you sign up, you can state your preference for approximate target age: 0-7, 8-13, 14+. The book you choose to send and the one you receive may be fiction, poetry, non-fiction, wordless, a graphic novel – really any sort of printed book as long as it is (a) something really special and (b) aimed at kids or young people.

Does the book I send have to be brand new?
No, it can be second hand / pre owned but remember you’re sending something as a gift so please only send something you would be happy to receive as a present. Vintage books would be welcome in the swap as long as their condition is good.

How much should I spend on the book?
This swap isn’t about the money. It’s hard to put a guideline on how much you might spend on the book, but I’ll be spending about the same amount I would on a special book for a friend – it won’t be a fortune, but nor will I try to buy the cheapest book possible.

Photo: Post Box

Will I have to send my book internationally?
No, if you prefer to send your book within your own country I will endeavour to match you up with someone else who lives in the same country as you do. However, I would encourage international swaps as I think this will be the best way to discover books, authors and illustrators which are completely new to you. Also, if you buy the book online you can sometimes send the book for free overseas (for example via The Book Depository). Although I hope most swaps will be international, I cannot know who will sign up for this swap and therefore I cannot guarantee you will be given an international swap partner.

Does the book I send have to be written in English?
No, but… When participants sign up for the swap I will ask about language preferences and match people accordingly. If you send a book in a language other than English it might be nice to include a rough translation or a summary. You could of course send a wordless picture book I cannot guarantee that you will be able to receive a book in a language other than English – this will depend on who signs up for the swap.

Photo: donandcarol

How do I sign up for the swap?
Either fill in this form:

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Or you can send me an email: zoe (dot) toft (at) kuvik (dot) net with the subject line “2015 Book Swap”.

The email must contain the following information:

Please do not include any details of your children. Please be assured I will keep your personal details only for the purposes of this swap, and once it is completed, all personal information will be destroyed.

Whilst you’re welcome to leave comments and questions on this post, if you want to sign up for the swap you must either use this form (which is easier for me) or email me the details I’ve requested. Simply leaving a comment on this post will not count as signing up for the swap.

Do I need to include anything else when I send my book?
No. However, as you will be receiving a book from the person to whom you are sending your book it might be a nice idea to include a card or short note to introduce yourself and perhaps say something about why you chose the book you did. If you are sending the book via an online bookshop (and therefore cannot include a card) please consider sending a postcard separately.

What dates do I need to keep in mind?
You can sign up for the book swap any time between now and February 1st 2015. Your book should be posted to your swap partner by February 7th 2015 at the latest. These dates have been chosen so that books will start arriving around the time of International Book Giving Day.

When will I find out who my swap partner is?
I will start pairing up people from January 1st 2015. Once the New Year has rung in, I will email you with your swap partner’s details as soon as I have great match for you (in terms of book type, language and posting preferences). This may mean that you will hear early in January, or it may mean that you don’t hear until February 2nd (if I’m having difficulties matching your language and posting preferences).

What if I receive a book I already own?
Sorry, but I cannot guarantee you will receive a book as part of this swap which is a book you do not already own. I do suggest that whatever book you choose to send, don’t choose the current best seller – if you were to do so this would increases the chance that your recipient may already own the book.

Photo: CarbonNYC

Why are you looking so stern at this point?
This swap is based on good will and trust. It’s really important that if you sign up for this swap, you honour your commitment to it. If your partner does not receive a book, even though they will have sent one to you, I will be sad, your swap partner will be sad, and you ought to feel sad. Because I will keep a master list of swap partners it will be very easy to find out who has not sent a parcel. I will contact you if such circumstances arise.

What if the parcel I send gets lost and never arrives?
I encourage you to get proof of posting when you post your book. I don’t know how it works in other countries, but in the UK if you have proof of postage you can claim back the cost of your lost parcel (up to a certain amount, an amount that would definitely cover the cost of most children’s books). Another possibility is to insure your parcel when you post it, but this will probably incur extra costs.

Is there anything I can do to help with the swap?
Please spread the word of the swap – via your blog, twitter, facebook, or email groups you’re involved in – any which way suits you. If you blog, please consider adding this button to your blog:

To get the button you can right-click on it above and save it, or copy the HTML code below:


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What’s the #GiveABook bit about?
International Book Giving Day takes place on 14th February each year with the aim of getting books into the hands of as many children as possible. If you take part in the bookswap I would strongly encourage you to also do something to get a book into the hands of a child or young person.

International Book Giving Day is a 100% volunteer initiative aimed at increasing children’s access to and enthusiasm for books.

International Book Giving Day’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. We invite individuals to

1) gift a book to a friend or family member;

2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read;

3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally.

In addition, we encourage people to support the work of nonprofit organizations (i.e. charities) that work year round to give books to children, such as Room to Read (international), Books for Africa (international), Book Aid International (international), The Book Bus (international), First Book (U.S.), Reading is Fundamental (U.S.), Reach Out and Read (U.S.), Pratham Books (India), Indigenous Literacy Foundation (Australia), The Footpath Library (Australia), Nal’ibali (South Africa) and Duffy Books in Homes (New Zealand). I maintain a list of over 150 international reading/literacy charities which you can also use to find an organisation to support.

I am hoping my book swap will help spread the word about this great initiative – so if you sign up for the book swap please either also find a way to take part or International Book Giving Day, or at the very least, please do something to spread the word about the day.

If you have any more questions, or need further clarification, please ask away in the comments – if you have a question, others may well have the same thought and so using the comments section will help us all.

I’d like to thank Ana Silva who in previous years has run the Holiday Swap for book bloggers. She gave me some really helpful advice about setting up a book swap a couple of years ago and I remain indebted to her.

It’s February 14th and time to celebrate!   Besides giving chocolate or candy for Valentine’s Day, do consider joining in the International Book Giving Day celebrations and showing some love by giving a child a new, used or borrowed book! International Book Giving Day is a volunteer initiative aimed at increasing children’s access to and enthusiasm for books.

• Most children in developing countries do not own books.
• In the United Kingdom, one-third of children do not own books.
• In the United States, two-thirds of children living in poverty do not own books.

International Book Giving Day’s focus is on encouraging people worldwide to give a book to a child on February 14th. Individuals are invited to 1) give a book to a friend or family member, 2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read, or 3) donate a gently used book to a local library, hospital or shelter or to an organization that distributes used books to children in need internationally.

In addition, people are encouraged to support the work of nonprofit organizations (i.e. charities) that work year round to give books to children, such as Room to Read, Books for Africa, Book Aid International, The Book Bus, Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Pratham Books and PaperTigers’ WaterBridge Outreach~  Books + water: nourishing the mind and body.

As soon as I frost my Valentine’s Day cake, I’ll be heading out to my local library to drop off a bag of gently read children’s and YA books.  Show your love and get involved too! International Book Giving Day is truly an international holiday and last year was celebrated by people in Australia, Canada, South Africa, France, India, Ireland, Japan, the Phillippines, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the US! Visit the International Book Giving Day website, facebook page or twitter account (#giveabook) to see how others are celebrating and share your plans.

Well, ok, it's really called International Book Giving Day...

But I AM giving away four- count 'em FOUR- copies of FLORA AND THE FLAMINGO!

In keeping with the "International" part of International Book Giving Day- I'm giving away

one copy each of the English, Spanish, French and Italian translations/editions of the book!

To enter for your chance to win  simply leave a comment here... in any language :)

Winners will be randomly chosen from all of the entries, and I'll announce the lucky four

tonight at 9PM (MST)!

Thank you!

Gracias!

Merci!

Grazie!

The people who established International Book Giving Day asked me to recommend books for their book giving project. Their post with recommended books went up today (Feb. 7, 2013):

I hope lots of you are getting ready to celebrate International Book Giving Day on February 14th If you do decide to give a book, even if it’s just one, please do let us know what you did, and how you enjoyed the day.

We invite those of you with blogs to share stories of how you celebrate International Book Giving Day via our International Book Giving Day blog hop!

One of the things that makes International Book Giving Day special is connecting with others from around the world who are giving books to kids! This blog hop offers one way for people from around the world to connect and share stories of how they celebrated International Book Giving Day.

To participate:

1. Write a post describing how you celebrated International Book Giving Day! A short and sweet post (e.g. a photo of you or your child leaving a book in a waiting room) would be great – just write and share whatever and however you like.

2. On February 21st or shortly after, add a link to your post to our blog hop at any of our host blogs:

My Book Corner (Australia)
Playing by the Book (U.K.)
Mommy Labs (India)
Gathering Books (Singapore)
Try Curiosity (Hungary)
sharpread (U.S.)
My Best Friends Are Books (New Zealand)
Jojoebi Designs (Japan)
Kids Indoors (Brazil)
se7en (South Africa)
Asia in the Heart (Philippines)
Delightful Children’s Books (U.S.)

The entire collection of links to stories about how people celebrated International Book Giving Day will be available at each of these blogs. The blog hop will remain live through March 21st.

For those of you without blogs:

We invite you to share photos via Instagram or Twitter by adding the tag #giveabook. You are also invited to email photos to amy dot broadmoore at gmail dot com, and we will share them here at International Book Giving Day’s website.

You can see how others around the world are celebrating International Book Giving Day by 1. following Instagram photos and tweets tagged #giveabook, 2. looking at the photos and stories that we share here at International Book Giving Day’s website, and 3. reading stories shared by bloggers as part of the International Book Giving Day blog hop.

February 14 is International Book Giving Day, a day dedicated to getting new, used, and borrowed books in the hands of as many children as possible.

I’ll certainly be giving some books away and sharing others on February 14, and I hope you will too. For those books you’re giving away, you might like to put an International Book Giving Day bookplate inside them.

Last year Clara Vulliamy designed a gorgeous bookplate for International Book Giving Day:

This year Nicola L Robinson has designed another really fun bookplate you can download, print off, and stick in your books:

To download the full size bookplate from Nicola L Robinson click here.

If you are an illustrator and would like to design a bookplate for International Book Giving Day, please get in touch! We welcome bookplates written in a variety of languages. The bookplates must be 11.4 cm x 6.9 cm (or 4.5 inches x 2.7 inches) in size. We will make the bookplates available for free at International Book Giving Day’s website for people to download and print themselves.

the following information appearing on Asia in the Heart, World on My Mind

We are looking for children’s book illustrators from countries around the world to design bookplates for International Book Giving Day 2013! If you are interested in designing a bookplate, please contact Amy Broadmoore at amy dot broadmoore at gmail dot com.

International Book Giving Day is a grassroots, 100% volunteer initiative to encourage people to give books to children on February 14, 2013. To celebrate, people are invited to 1) give a book to a friend or family member, 2) leave a book in a waiting room for children to read, or 3) donate a book to an organization that distributes books to children in need.

Children’s book illustrators are invited to design bookplates that celebrants can attach to books they give to children. We welcome bookplates written in a variety of languages. The bookplates must be 11.4 cm x 6.9 cm (or 4.5 inches x 2.7 inches) in size. We will make the bookplates available for free at the International Book Giving Day website for people to download and print themselves. We will also offer the bookplates for sale as inexpensively as possible at International Book Giving Day’s Zazzle store.

Other ways for children’s book authors and illustrators to support International Book Giving Day:

*Add your name to the list of people giving books for International Book Giving Day. Fill out the very brief form on the home page of the International Book Giving Day website.

*Invite others to celebrate International Book Giving Day.

*Take a photo of yourself leaving a book in a waiting room, giving a book to a child, or otherwise celebrating International Book Giving Day for us to share at our website or Instagram page (#giveabook).

International Book Giving Day is a volunteer initiative aimed at getting books in the hands of as many children as possible on February 14, 2013.

As many of you know, last week, on February 14th it was International Book Giving Day.

First established last year by Amy, from Delightful Children’s Books, and her family, International Book Giving Day is a day dedicated to getting new, used, and borrowed books in the hands of as many kids as possible.

If you took part in the day, donating books to friends, families and further afield, today’s the day to come and share the news with us. If you’re a blogger, please use the Linky tool below to share the post you’ve written about how you celebrated International Book Giving Day. If you’re not a blogger (or haven’t had time to write a blog post), please leave a comment on this post letting us know what you got up to.

Once you’ve left a link or a comment, don’t forget to visit some of our fellow participants in International Book Giving Day. From the comfort of your own home you could travel from Australia to Turkey, from the UK to India, from the Philippines to the US.

However you celebrated International Book Giving Day Amy and I are most grateful. It’s humbling and inspirational to be surrounded by such generous, creative folk. *Thank you!*

If you wish to share this list of participants on your International Book Giving Day post, you can get the InLinkz code here.

Today is International Book Giving Day!

This brilliant idea of Amy‘s is all about getting new, used, or borrowed books in the hands of as many kids as possible. Simple, really!

I’m donating this super pile of books to the Book Swap at my girls’ school. The whole lot cost me a tenner from our local charity bookshop.

As it’s actually school holidays here right now, the books will be in kids’ hands this time next week.

And I shall be taking the bundle below, culled from our own bookshelves at home, round to our GP’s surgery for their waiting room or for the Health Visitors to have on hand when families have appointments and siblings need to be kept entertained.

I’ve printed off lots of copies of the beautiful book plate designed by author/illustrator Clara Vulliamy and stuck them inside my books to be donated.

Click here to download a pdf version of the book plate for you to use.

My Dad and I have also sent a consignment of books to the Helen Kaunda Memorial Library in Luanshya, Zambia, via Books for Zambia.

In the early 70s my parents were working in Luanshya, and it’s where I was born. Luanshya has a population of almost 120,000, but only one library. It rather puts into perspective the fact that within 20 minutes I can cycle to 4 different local libraries (5, if you include the weekly mobile library) here in Birmingham.

The Helen Kaunda Library, Luanshya, Zambia

These are the books we chose to send: