10 New Spring Get Caught Reading Posters
(March 20, 2025)
Mac Barnett Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
(February 3, 2025)
2025 Children’s Book Week Poster by Julie Flett Revealed
(January 24, 2025)
Celebrating Meg Medina’s National Ambassadorship
(January 7, 2025)
Library of Congress to Celebrate Meg Medina’s Two Years as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
(November 27, 2024)
12 NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(November 19, 2024)
Celebrate Children’s Book Week November 4-10
(October 24, 2024)
10 NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(August 7, 2024)
National Ambassador On the Road
(June 7, 2024)
Meg Medina’s “Let’s Talk Books!” Video Series Launched
(May 14, 2024)
Eighth Annual Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(May 9, 2024)
IT’S CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK!
(May 6, 2024)
Music As A Literacy Tool
(April 25, 2024)
New Children’s Book Week Resources!
(March 22, 2024)
9 NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(February 5, 2024)
MEG MEDINA HITS THE ROAD IN 2024
(January 25, 2024)
SOPHIE BLACKALL IS THE 2024 CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK POSTER ARTIST & OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON
(January 12, 2024)
NEW! Author & Event Videos Page
(December 18, 2023)
Meg Medina 2023 Ambassador Tour News
(November 9, 2023)
CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK IS NOV. 6-12
(October 30, 2023)
THE FIGHT AGAINST BOOK BANNING
(August 16, 2023)
EIGHT INSPIRING NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(August 8, 2023)
SIX INSPIRING NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(May 24, 2023)
Seventh Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(May 3, 2023)
Meg Medina Embarks on Tour as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
(May 1, 2023)
3 NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS!
(April 27, 2023)
2023 Children’s Book Week Theme and Poster Revealed on PW
(February 17, 2023)
TEN NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(January 27, 2023)
Meg Medina Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
(January 18, 2023)
Jason Reynolds Closing Event Video
(December 15, 2022)
2022 KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
(December 8, 2022)
Celebrate Fall Children’s Book Week at These Events Around the Country!
(October 31, 2022)
SEVEN NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(September 20, 2022)
FIVE NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(August 19, 2022)
JASON REYNOLDS ON CBS SUNDAY MORNING
(July 30, 2022)
Sixth Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(May 3, 2022)
Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Expands Commitment to Rural America with In-Person Events This Spring
(April 27, 2022)
2022 Children’s Book Week Theme and Poster Revealed on PW
(February 8, 2022)
2021 KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
(December 10, 2021)
Jason Reynolds to Serve Third Year as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
(September 21, 2021)
Fifth Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(April 28, 2021)
JASON REYNOLDS, NATIONAL AMBASSADOR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE, EMBARKS ON SECOND VIRTUAL TOUR THIS SPRING
(April 1, 2021)
Children’s Book Week Poster Image Revealed in PW Children’s Bookshelf
(March 3, 2021)
THREE NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS
(February 12, 2021)
ANNOUNCING PLANS FOR 2021 CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK
(January 29, 2021)
Children’s & Teen Book Award 2020 Announced
(December 10, 2020)
Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Connects with Students in Underserved Communities
(November 25, 2020)
EPIC BOOK WEEK COLLECTION
(November 9, 2020)
VOTE FOR THE CHILDREN’S & TEEN CHOICE BOOK AWARDS
(September 22, 2020)
NEW! EVERY CHILD A READER NEWSLETTER
(September 4, 2020)
THE CHILDREN’S & TEEN CHOICE BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS
(August 13, 2020)
TOGETHER WE STAND
(June 4, 2020)
Epic! Creates Amazing Online Book Collection in Honor of Children’s Book Week
(May 4, 2020)
Fourth Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(May 1, 2020)
Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Connects with Young People at Home Through New Video Series and Newsletter
(April 10, 2020)
Celebrate #BookWeek2020atHome May 4-10
(April 10, 2020)
Jason Reynolds Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
(January 13, 2020)
2020 Children’s Book Week Artists and Registration Signup!
(November 19, 2019)
Fall Children’s Book Week Will Promote School and Library Participation
(November 1, 2019)
Collaborative Posters Artists Share Original Sketches for Their Panels!
(September 14, 2019)
National Ambassador Jacqueline Woodson in Alaska
(July 26, 2019)
Every Child a Reader Announces the Winners and Honor Books for the 2019 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
(June 13, 2019)
It’s Children’s Book Week!!
(April 29, 2019)
CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK SPOTLIGHT EVENTS, APRIL 29-MAY 5, 2019
(April 25, 2019)
Third Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(April 24, 2019)
KidLit TV, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader Announces 100 “CREATOR CORNER” Videos
(April 16, 2019)
KidLit TV, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader Announces 100 Book Creator Videos
(March 25, 2019)
Q&A WITH LEONARD S. MARCUS, AUTHOR OF 100 YEARS OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK POSTERS!
(March 5, 2019)
Every Child a Reader Announces the Finalists for the 2019 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
(February 21, 2019)
100th Anniversary Children’s Book Week Poster Revealed
(February 13, 2019)
Children’s Book Week Celebrates 100 Years of Reading
(February 12, 2019)
National Ambassador Recap: Jacqueline Woodson’s First Year!
(December 17, 2018)
The LEGO Foundation awards $100 million to Sesame Workshop!
(December 6, 2018)
100th Anniversary Plans for Children’s Book Week Announced
(November 14, 2018)
Announcing the New National Ambassador Reading = HOPE x CHANGE Activity Kit
(August 15, 2018)
Winners of the 11th Annual 2018 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards Announced
(May 30, 2018)
Second Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced
(May 2, 2018)
Over 50 Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators To Feature in Children’s Book Week Spotlight Events
(April 27, 2018)
With First Book & Every Child a Reader, Kids Choose Favorite Books of 2017
(March 23, 2018)
Let kids “VOICE THEIR CHOICE”! Voting Now Open for 2018 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
(March 1, 2018)
Five New 2018 Children’s Book Week Bookmarks Revealed
(February 27, 2018)
The 2018 ABC/CBC Silent Art Auction on May 30 to Honor Ashley Bryan
(February 21, 2018)
Every Child a Reader Announces the Finalists for the 2018 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
(February 2, 2018)
2018 Children’s Book Week Poster Revealed; Book Week Event Location Online Sign-up Open
(January 23, 2018)
Jacqueline Woodson Named 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2018-2019
(January 4, 2018)
Save-the-Date for The Silent Art Auction to Benefit ABFE and Every Child a Reader, featuring the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
(December 4, 2017)
Nominate Now for the Anna Dewdney Read Together Award
(November 30, 2017)
Jillian Tamaki to Illustrator 2018 Children’s Book Week Poster
(November 3, 2017)
Gene Luen Yang at the South Dakota Festival of Books
(October 11, 2017)
15 Schools, Libraries and Bookstores Win 2017 Children’s Book Week Contest
(August 14, 2017)
Clifton Branch Library is in the Children’s Book Week Spirit All Year Round!
(August 2, 2017)
Winners of the 10th Annual 2017 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards Announced
(May 31, 2017)
Silent Art Auction at BookExpo to Feature Artwork From 125 Illustrators
(May 30, 2017)
National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang Featured Speaker at YSU English Festival
(May 17, 2017)
2017 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner Announced
(April 27, 2017)
United for Libraries to dedicate Literary Landmarks™ for Children’s Book Week
(April 26, 2017)
Every Child a Reader and Screen-Free Collaborate on NEW Resources for Kids
(April 17, 2017)
Exclusive Bookmark for National Poetry Month!
(April 7, 2017)
Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists Announced
(March 22, 2017)
Four Official 2017 Children’s Book Week Bookmarks Revealed
(March 7, 2017)
Every Child a Reader Announces Finalists for the 2017 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
(March 3, 2017)
YALSA announces Gene Luen Yang as 2017 Teen Tech Week™ National Spokesperson
(February 23, 2017)
First Book and Every Child a Reader Partner for Children’s Book Week’s First-ever Book Donation
(February 3, 2017)
National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang’s Creativity in Progress Series: Part 11
(January 31, 2017)
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang Announces the Launch of Nationwide Reading Without Walls Month
(January 27, 2017)
Bethlehem Elementary School Takes on the Reading Without Walls Challenge
(January 26, 2017)
2017 Children’s Book Week Poster Revealed; Event Location Online Sign-up Now Open
(January 20, 2017)
Solebury School Takes on the Reading Without Walls Challenge
(January 9, 2017)
Screen-Free Week to Partner with Children’s Book Week for May 1 – 7, 2017
(December 14, 2016)
Every Child a Reader Announces Expanded Plans for Children’s Book Week (May 1-7, 2017)
(December 7, 2016)
The American Booksellers Association and the Children’s Book Council Partner to Host Two Beloved Children’s Book Events
(November 17, 2016)
Author Claudette Hegel Donates Complete Newbery and Caldecott Collection to the Children’s Book Council
(November 7, 2016)
Every Child a Reader Announces the Launch of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang’s “READING WITHOUT WALLS Challenge” Pilot Program
(September 15, 2016)
Christian Robinson to Illustrate 2017 Children’s Book Week Poster
(August 11, 2016)