For Home 2023

Resources and Information to Make Your Celebrations a Success

We welcome all families and kids to celebrate Children’s Book Week (May 1-7 and Nov. 6-12) at home. Children’s Book Week is not only a celebration of books but of connection. It is a vehicle to unite kids and adults with books, authors, and illustrators in order to foster a love of reading in all.

Start making your plans now with our free resources and suggestions!

Free Resources for 2023

• Official Poster, by Rilla Alexander, with activities in English and Spanish.
• Exclusive bookmarks with activities by children’s book superstars Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo, Lian Cho, K. O’Neill, JeyOdin, and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.
• Drawing along instructions. No printer is needed for these fun drawing lessons by amazing book creators.
• Find Your Spark Challenge. Kids of all ages can participate on their own, with adults, or in groups to explore their spark.
• Educator Kit (coming fall 2023).

Celebrate At Home and Online

We encourage young people and families to do whatever they are able to celebrate leading up to and during the week. Need some inspiration? Check out these ideas!

Join our community via social media

Participate in the Find Your Spark Challenge and share your Sparks with us using #ReadBooksSparkChange in your post and tag The Children’s Book Council. Promote your virtual and in-person events with your network and share with us to help amplify through our channels. 

Follow us on social media to see updates and pictures from #ReadBooksSparkChange celebrations across the country.

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

More Resources and FAQs

• Sign up for our newsletter to get information on all of our exciting programs, Children’s Book Week, the Kids’ Book Choice Awards, Get Caught Reading, and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.

• Find Children’s Book Week Highlights and Resources from previous years here.
• Find Frequently Asked Questions here.