Children’s Book Week is a biannual event and in 2021 it will take place May 3-9 and November 8-14! Children’s Book Week, established in 1919, is not only a celebration of books, but of connection. This celebration of children’s literature unites kids and adults with books, authors, and illustrators in order to foster a love of reading. This year’s celebration, hosted by Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader, CBC’s charitable arm, will follow the theme “Reading Is a Superpower”.
This year the CBC re-imagined their celebration and developed the Superpower Challenge! This challenge, offered both in the spring & fall, will consist of a variety of themed activities in different categories to help kids discover their own superpowers and tap into their interests. During Children’s Book Week kids & families can complete challenges in categories such as STEM, the arts, social activism, physical fitness and more. At the bottom of the Superpower Challenge webpage, Every Child a Reader also offers booklists with featuring diverse characters, creators, and topics about superpowers that can give ideas, inspiration, or be simply entertaining.
Want to learn how to draw some of your favorite books characters? Some beloved children’s book artists have contributed didactic and entertaining lessons in how to draw some of their favorite characters to help celebrate Children’s Book Week 2021 and you can find the free lessons here.
