Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you know it’s also International Book Giving Day? IBGD is a “volunteer initiative aimed at increasing children’s access to and enthusiasm for books.” What’s better than sharing book love?
Books for Africa, Book Train, Reading is Fundamental, or Room to Read.
As for me, I’ll be leaving a fresh copy of BOY + BOT by Ame Dyckman (illustrated by Dan Yaccarino) in a local pediatrician’s office.
My favorite part of this book is when Bot finds Boy sleeping, and he thinks Boy is sick. He takes the boy home where he gives him oil, reads him an instruction manual, and tries to change his battery. I think kids headed into a check-up at the doctor’s will get a kick out of this.
I’m all for flowers and chocolate, but if my husband gave me a bouquet of a dozen books, that would be an amazing valentine! Hope you all get to share and feel some love today.
Nancy Tandon • This entry was posted in Acts of Kindness, Illustration, Picture Books, Reading and tagged books, International Book Giving Day. Bookmark the permalink.
How did I not know this?! Thanks, Nancy! I’m on it.
I bet I know what book you have a copy of that you can give! That must feel so amazing, to gift your *own* book!