Pledge to Participate

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


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! (coming soon)

Join in the Children’s Book Week fun from Home

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.

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.

What is Children’s Book Week and how can you join in the celebrations?

Tons of downloadable bookmarks, activities, and more for 2023 Book Week events.

Promote your 2023 Children's Book Week celebration with these tools.

Find Your Spark with this new challenge!

Information about our partners.

Back to top