2025 Children’s Book Week Recap

The 106th anniversary of Children’s Book Week took place on May 5-11 and November 3-9, 2025.

2025 Highlights & Resources:

• 2025 Official Poster — poster and drawing page by award-winning artist, author, and illustrator Julie Flett, and inspired by the 2025 slogan, An Ocean of Stories.
• 2025 Bookmarks and Book Creator Resources — Exclusive bookmarks, drawing pages, story starters, and more by prominent children’s book creators
• Story Ocean Club — a new reading club for readers of all ages.
• Dav Pilkey’s Epic Activity Guide (fall 2025) — Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Dog Man and Friends this fall!
• 2025 Celebration Ideas – Celebrate Children’s Book Week with all these great resources.
• 2025 Participation Ideas — Children’s Book Week is a celebration for everyone. Celebrations can be simple or over-the-top or anything in between, but above all else, they should be fun! Check out these ideas for inspiration.
• 2025 Promotional Tools – specially designed flyers, social media templates, and more to promote the celebration and events taking place.
• Multilingual Coloring Pages – print and color “It’s Book Week” in eight different languages, or make your own!
• Official CBW Jingle – this catchy tune created by Annie Lynn is a wonderful way to engage kids ages 0 and up.
• And More! – fun facts, draw your own bookmarks, and more free fun.
• Floyd Cooper Day — keep his legacy alive with book read-alouds of Floyd-illustrated books on Memorial Day, the Tulsa Race Massacre, and Juneteenth.
• Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award — a picture book prize in honor of the late author and illustrator.

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

For archived materials and information from past celebrations, go here.