2018 Highlights & Resources

Highlights, resources, and more from Children’s Book Week 2018!

The 99th anniversary of Children’s Book Week took place APRIL 30 – May 6, 2018.

2018 Children’s Book Week Highlights:

• Official poster, with activities, illustrated by award-winner Jillian Tamaki and inspired by the 2018 slogan, “One World, Many Stories.” Free posters were available at all events!
• Exclusive new bookmarks by five prominent children’s book illustrators.
• An original (and free) Children’s Book Week Comic featuring short stories from some of the biggest children’s graphic novel creators.
• The  Anna Dewdney Read Together Award, a picture book prize in honor of the late author and illustrator.
• Reformatted Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards and voting through Book Week.
• Participating event locations for 2018
• Downloadable event and voting kits, press release templates, and more Media Tools.

2018 Resources and Online Tools:

• Children’s Book Week poster
• Children’s Book Week bookmarks
• Media Toolkit
• Activities from Our Partners
• Fun Stuff for Schools
• Fun Stuff for Libraries
• Fun Stuff for Bookstores
• Children’s Book Week Comic  
• Event Location Interactive Map

For the current Children’s Book Week Celebration go here.

For archived materials and information from past celebrations go here.