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World Book Summit~ ongoing until Apr 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Children’s Books Week~ ongoing until Apr 3, Flanders, Belgium

Bologna Children’s Book Fair Events in Town (Meetings): Montagnola – Pronti, parco, via!~ ongoing until Apr 3, Bologna, Italy

School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books~ ongoing until Apr 4, USA

Bangkok International Book Fair~ ongoing until Apr 6, Bangkok, Thailand

Kidlit4Japan: A Children’s and YA Literature Auction to Benefit the Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan~ ongoing until Apr 15

Sun Gallery’s Twenty-second Annual Children’s Book Illustrator Exhibit~ ongoing until Apr 16, Hayward, CA, USA

15th Annual Writing for Children Competition~ submissions accepted until Apr 24, Canada

Bologna Children’s Book Fair Events in Town (Exhibitions)~ ongoing until Apr 30, Bologna, Italy

Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until May 29, Melbourne, Australia

The Art Institute of Chicago Exhibit: Real and Imaginary: Three Latin American Artists – Raúl Colón, David Diaz and Yuyi Morales~ ongoing until May 29, Chicago, IL, USA

National Poetry Month~ Canada and USA

School Library Month~ USA

Seven Stories (the National Home of Children’s Books in Britain) Events~ Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibits~ Munich, Germany

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Amherst, MA, USA

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibits~ Abilene, TX, USA

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Riddells Creek, Australia

Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ Australia

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Events

CILIP School Libraries Group National Conference~ Apr 1 – 3, Peterborough West, United Kingdom

Spinning Tales National Children’s Writers and Illustrators Hui~ Apr 1 – 3, Auckland, New Zealand

International Children’s Book Day~ Apr 2

Poetry Across Borders~ Apr 2, Bangalore, India

Storylines Margaret Mahy Day~ Apr 2, Auckland, New Zealand

IBBY Ireland Presents: Building Bridges Through Story – Exploring Multicultural Themes Through Drama and Story~ Apr 2, Dublin, Ireland

The Foundation for Children’s Literature Presents What’s New in Children’s Books~ Apr 2, Boston, MA, USA

Focus on Children’s Literature: A One Day Conference~ Apr 2, Knoxville, TN, USA

12th Annual Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival~ Apr 2 – 3, Chicago, IL, USA

Palestine Writers Workshop Presents All About Writing Children’s Literature With Writer in Residence Randa Abdel Fattah~ Apr 2 – 7, Ramallah, Palestine

Oxford Literary Festival~ Apr 2 – 10, Oxford, United Kingdom

Children’s Book Festival Family Day~ Apr 3, Melbourne, Australia

The Norman Lindsay Festival of Children’s Literature~ Apr 3, Faulconbridge, Australia

Children’s Book Festival School Programs~ Apr 4 – 5, Melbourne, Australia

Languages and Children’s Literature for European Teachers~ Apr 4 – 8, Sèvres, France

The Green Earth Book Award Presentation Ceremony~ Apr 5, Salisbury, MD, USA

Salisbury University’s Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival: Read Green~ Apr 5 – 6, Salisbury, MD, USA

Rangashankara’s Summer Express ’11~ Apr 5 – May 8, Bangalore, India

44th Annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival~ Apr 6 – 8, Hattiesburg, MS, USA

All Saints’ College Festival of Young Adult and Children’s Literature~ Apr 6 – 8, Bull Creek, Australia

2011 Reading Association of the Philippines National Convention~ Apr 6 – 8, Manila, Philippines

27th Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth: Voices, Visions and Verse~ Apr 7 – 8, Kent, OH, USA

Saskatchewan Reading Council’s “Building Bridges through Literacy” Conference~ Apr 7 – 8, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

BC Book Prizes On Tour~ Apr 7 – 20, Province of British Columbia, Canada

Border Book Festival~ Apr 8 – 10, Mesilla, NM, USA

Art, Children’s Literature, and the Environment: Art and Photography from Green Earth Book Award Recipients~ Apr 8 – May 15, Salisbury, MD, USA

Albany Children’s Book Festival~ Apr 9, Albany, NY, USA

National Library Week~ Apr 10 – 16, USA

Young Poets Week~ Apr 10 – 16, Canada

London Book Fair~ Apr 11 – 13, London, United Kingdom

Adarna House Summer Workshops for Kids~ Apr 11 – 15, Quezon City, Philippines

Prints Charming at Gasworks Arts Park (Presented by Books Illustrated)~ Apr 11 – May 2, Albert Park, Australia

Reading Crusade 2011~ Apr 11 – May 23, Christchurch, New Zealand

CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards 2011 Notables and Short List Announced~ Apr 12, Australia

The Federation of Children’s Book Groups 2011 Conference~ Apr 15 – 17, West Sussex, United Kingdom

SCBWI Tokyo Presents: Writers Night—Focus on Writing for Young Adults…Writing YA Short Stories with Suzanne Kamata; Writing YA Verse Novels with Holly Thompson~ Apr 16, Tokyo, Japan

Adarna House Summer Workshop for Teachers: Developing a Culturally-Relevant Curriculum~ Apr 16, Quezon City, Philippines

Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: The SCBWI Awards Exhibit~ Apr 16 – Jun 24, Hattiesburg, MS, USA

Buenos Aires Book Fair~ Apr 20 – May 9, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair “Books: World Without Borders~ Apr 22 – May 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

World Book and Copyright Day~ Apr 23

Adarna House Summer Workshops for Kids~ Apr 25 – 29, Quezon City, Philippines

PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature~ Apr 25 – May 1, New York, NY, USA

Feria del Libro~ Apr 25 – May 5, Santiago, Chile

MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Conference~ Apr 27 – 29, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival and Children’s Festival~ Apr 27 – May 1, Montreal, QC, Canada

Booktopia, the West Vancouver Children’s Literature Festival~ Apr 28 – May 15, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

29th Annual Spring Festival of Children’s Literature~ Apr 29 – 30, Frostburg, MD, USA

International Conference: Building Cultural Bridges – Integrating Languages, Linguistics, Literature, Translation and Journalism into Education~ Apr 29 – 30, Almaty, Kazakhstan

El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros~ Apr 30, USA

Book Bash! Children’s Literature Festival~ Apr 30, Toronto, ON, Canada

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books~ Apr 30 – May 1, Los Angeles, CA, USA

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week~ Apr 30 – May 7, Canada

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Entries Accepted for The Growing up Asian in America Contest~ ongoing until Mar 10, San Francisco, CA, USA

2011 PBBY-Alcala Prize~ submissions accepted until Mar 30, Philippines

Sun Gallery’s Twenty-second Annual Children’s Book Illustrator Exhibit~ ongoing until Apr 16, Hayward, CA, USA

15th Annual Writing for Children Competition~ submissions accepted until Apr 24, Canada

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Anita Lobel – All the World’s a Stage~ ongoing until May 28, Abilene, TX, USA

Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until May 29, Melbourne, Australia

The Art Institute of Chicago Exhibit: Real and Imaginary: Three Latin American Artists – Raúl Colón, David Diaz and Yuyi Morales~ ongoing until May 29, Chicago, IL, USA

Animal Fair: Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in Children’s Book Illustrations~ ongoing until Jun 5, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Seven Stories (the National Home of Children’s Books in Britain) Events~ Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibits~ Munich, Germany

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Amherst, MA, USA

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Riddells Creek, Australia

Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ Australia

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Events

New Zealand Book Month

Read Across America Day~ Mar 2, USA

Sutradhar’s Story Revolution~ Mar 2 – 5, Bangalore, India

Primary Source’s Global Read of The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez~ Mar 2 – 9

World Book Day~ Mar 3, United Kingdom and Ireland

Summer Reading Relay~ Mar 3, Melbourne, Australia

The Big Write Festival~ Mar 3 – 13, Stratford, United Kingdom

42nd Annual Georgia Children’s Book Awards and Conference on Children’s Literature~ Mar 4 – 5, Athens, GA, USA

Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Literature Festival~ Mar 4 – 5, Redlands, CA, USA

Perth Writers Festival~ Mar 4 – 7, Perth, Australia

Penguin Books India Presents Spring Fever~ Mar 4 – 13, New Delhi, India

Your School Library’s Sixth International Professional Development Online Conference: Advocacy, Evidence and Image~ Mar 4 – 18

Shanghai International Literary Festival~ Mar 4 – 19, Shanghai, China

Western Washington University Children’s Literature Conference~ Mar 5, Bellingham, WA, USA

Singapore Young Author Award Ceremony~ Mar 5, Singapore

Singapore Children’s Book Club Discuss S. M. De Silva’s Blood on the Moon~ Mar 5, Singapore

Pratham Books Sabha 2011~ Mar 5, Bangalore, India

Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices Day~ Mar 5, Madison, WI, USA

World Book Night ~ Mar 5

International Research Conference: What Exactly is “Overseas Manga/Comics”? – The Forefront of Comics and Globalization~ Mar 6, Kyoto, Japan

The Poetry Society’s Foyle Young Poets 2011 Competition Launch~ Mar 7, United Kingdom

Engaging Hearts and Minds: Equity, Social Justice and Global Citizenship in Action~ Mar 7 – 8, Toronto, ON, Canada

YALSA’s Teen Tech Week~ Mar 7 – 13, USA

Share a Story – Shape a Future, A Blog Tour for Literacy: Unwrapping the Gift of Literacy~ Mar 7 – 11

New Dog, New Tricks: Insideadog Website Relaunch by the Centre for Youth Literature~ Mar 8, Melbourne, Australia

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature~ Mar 8 – 12, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Hong Kong International Literary Festival~ Mar 8 – 18, Hong Kong

World Read Aloud Day~ Mar 9

Children’s Literature Conference: The Power of Story~ Mar 10, Tucson, AZ, USA

SCBWI Lit Fest Dinner with Aleesah Darlison and Adrian Tilley~ Mar 10, Hong Kong

31st Annual Children’s Literature Conference~ Mar 11, DeKalb, IL, USA

Art Blocks for Ghana Online Auction~ Mar 12

Oxford Children’s Book Group Presents: Author Aidan Chambers in Conversation~ Mar 12, Oxford, United Kingdom

Silverfish Books’ Meet the Author Session: Singaporean Children’s Author Ho Lee-Ling~ Mar 12, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

CLN Presents: Picture Books as Writing Tools with author Lisa Bulllard~ Mar 12, Plymouth, MN, USA

Pratham Books Sabha 2011~ Mar 14, New Delhi, India

Somerset Celebration of Literature~ Mar 14 – 18, Mudgeeraba, Australia

14th Time of the Writer – International Writers Festival~ Mar 14 – 19, Durban, South Africa

School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books~ Mar 14 – Apr 4, USA

Supporting UAE Children’s Book Authors: The ‘Emirati Authors Write for Emirati Children’ Initiative at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair~ Mar 15 – 20, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Illustrated Talk with Author Shaun Tan: Untold Stories~ Mar 17, Melbourne, Australia

Children’s Book Illustration: The Picture Book World of Polly Dunbar~ Mar 17 – 24, London, United Kingdom

Singapore Book Club Discusses the Graphic Novel Gone Case~ Mar 18, Singapore

Celebration of Teaching and Learning~ Mar 18 – 19, New York, NY, USA

Salon du livre de Paris, Guest of Honour: Nordic Countries~ Mar 18 – 21, Porte de Versailles, France

Children’s Books Week~ Mar 19 – Apr 3, Flanders, Belgium

World Storytelling Day~ Mar 20

43rd Annual Children’s Literature Festival~ Mar 20 – 22, Warrensburg, MO, USA

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination~ Mar 21

World Poetry Day (UNESCO)~ Mar 21

Harmony Day~ Mar 21, Australia

Seminar: Children’s Literature in Nordic Countries~ Mar 22, Paris, France

Reading the World: Exciting Literature for the Global Classroom~ Mar 22, Watertown, MA, USA

36th Annual CABE Conference: Language, Culture & Leadership – Co-creating Community~ Mar 23 – 26, Long Beach, CA, USA

A Different Trend: Canadian Children’s Literature in Sweden and Finland with Author Roy MacGregor~ Mar 24, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Myths and Fairy Tales in Film and Literature post-1900~ Mar 25 – 26, York, United Kingdom

Bangkok International Book Fair~ Mar 25 – Apr 6, Bangkok, Thailand

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Winners Announced~ Mar 29, Vimmerby, Sweden

Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Guest of Honour: Lithuania~ Mar 29 – 31, Bologna, Italy

World Book Summit~ Mar 31 – Apr 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Black History Month~ Canada

African American History Month~ USA

National African American Read-in~  USA

The Katha Chitrakala Award (Excellence in Children’s Book Illustrations) Winners Announced~ India

The Golden Age of the Picture Book: 1920s & 1930s – History’s Message to Children~ ongoing until Feb 6, Tokyo, Japan

The 11th Annual National Storytelling Week~ ongoing until Feb 5, United Kingdom

Kolkata Book Fair~ ongoing until Feb 6, Kolkata, India

Tales in the Garden Festival~ ongoing until Feb 12, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand

Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Feb 13, Australia

2011 Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award~ submissions accepted until Feb 25, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The Fabulous World of John Kilaka, Pictures and Drawings by a Tanzanian Artist~ ongoing until Feb 28, Munich, Germany

Entries Accepted for The Growing up Asian in America Contest~ ongoing until Mar 10, San Francisco, CA, USA

2011 PBBY-Alcala Prize~ submissions accepted until Mar 30, Philippines

International Youth Library Presents Walls: A Book and an Exhibition~ ongoing until Apr 5, Munich, Germany

International Youth Library Exhibit: Manga From Japan~ ongoing until Apr 5, Munich, Germany

Making Books Sing Presents a One-Woman Play Based on The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucía Gonzalez~ ongoing until spring, New York, NY, USA

Partners in Wonder: Selections from the Collection of Jane Yolen~ ongoing until May 1, Amherst, MA, USA

Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until May 29, Melbourne, Australia

The Art Institute of Chicago Exhibit: Real and Imaginary: Three Latin American Artists – Raúl Colón, David Diaz and Yuyi Morales~ ongoing until May 29, Chicago, IL, USA

Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney~ ongoing until May 30, Stockbridge, MA, USA

Animal Fair: Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in Children’s Book Illustrations~ ongoing until Jun 5, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Seven Stories Exhibit: There’s Nuffin Like a Puffin!~ ongoing until Jun 27, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The World in Miniature. The Family in Historic Picture Books and Children’s Literature~ ongoing until Aug 31, Munich, Germany

World Congress of Asian Studies~ Feb 2 – 6, Kolkata, India

Children’s Literature Symposium: Critical Perspectives on Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Images and Illustrations in Children’s and Young Adult Literature~ Feb 5, Sarasota, FL, USA

2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour~ Feb 6 – 11

36th Congress of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association (AULLA): Storytelling in Literature, Language, and Culture ~ Feb 7 – 9, Auckland, New Zealand

Translated! An Interactive Festival of Literary Translation~ Feb 7 – 12, Melbourne, Australia

iConference 2011~ Feb 8 – 11, Seattle, WA, USA

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Exhibit: What a Circus! The Art of Etienne Delessert~ Feb 8 – Jun 5, Amherst, MA, USA

Nordic Children’s Literature Conference~ Feb 9 – 11, Norway

Taipei Book Fair~ Feb 9 – 14, Taipei, Taiwan

Sun Gallery’s Twenty-second Annual Children’s Book Illustrator Exhibit~ Feb 9 – Apr 16, Hayward, CA, USA

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Anita Lobel – All the World’s a Stage~ Feb 10 – May 28, Abilene, TX, USA

Book Launch: Out of the Way! Out of the Way! by Uma Krishnaswami, pictures Uma Krishnaswamy~ Feb 11, Chennai, India

Rhizomes VI – Other Words, Other Worlds: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in a Globalizing Era~ Feb 11 – 12, Brisbane, Australia

Imagine Children’s Festival~ Feb 12 – 27, London, United Kingdom

2010 Cybils (the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Winners Announced~ Feb 14

First Nations Public Library Week~ Feb 14 – 19, Province of Ontario, Canada

LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival: Crossing Borders~ Feb 16 – 19, London, United Kingdom

12th International Vilnius Book Fair: Literature Without Frontiers~ Feb 17 – 20, Vilnius, Lithuania

All In! Young Writers Seminar~ Feb 19, Singapore

25th Jerusalem Book Fair~ Feb 20 – 25, Jerusalem, Israel

Freedom to Read Week~ Feb 20 – 26, Canada

2010-2011 Mathieu Da Costa Challenge Winners Announced~ Feb 22, Canada

Challenging Books: Who Should Decide What Our Children Read?~ Feb 23, Toronto, ON, Canada

The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference~ Feb 24 – 25, Orlando, FL, USA

The Arabian Reading Assocation’s (TARA) Conference~ Feb 24 – 26, Manama, Bahrain

International Conference for Writers and Translators (IBBY Flanders, IBBY Netherlands, Friedrich Bödecker Kreis Germany)~ Feb 24 – 26, Antwerp, Belgium

SCBWI’s Annual Golden Gate Conference At Asilomar~ Feb 25 – 27, Pacific Grove, CA, USA

Bath Lit Fest~ Feb 25 – Mar 6, Bath, United Kingdom

The Graphic Novel Today, a Special Children’s Literature Network Presentation for Librarians and Educators and Bookology~ Feb 26, Plymouth, MA, USA

Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Presents: Serendipity – a Graphic Novel Extravaganza~ Feb 26, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature Presents: Children’s Literature, Classics, and the City~ Feb 26, Dublin, Ireland

19th Annual Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference~ Feb 27, Saint Paul, MN, USA

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An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ ongoing until Jan 9, Hannover, Germany

Doll Eyes- Art Exhibit and Book Launch~ ongoing until Jan 14, Manila, Philippines

Magical Moominvalley: The World of the Moomins, Created by Finnish artist Tove Jansson~ ongoing until Jan 15, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: The SCBWI Awards Exhibit~ ongoing until Jan 16, Omaha, NE, USA

Summertime Reading Club~ ongoing until Jan 21, New Zealand

Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books~ ongoing until Jan 23, Amherst, MA, USA

Drawn in Brooklyn Exhibit of Original Picture Book Art by Brooklyn Illustrators~ ongoing until Jan 23, Brooklyn, NY, USA

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Presents From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick~ ongoing until Jan 29, Abilene, TX, USA

Fins and Feathers: Original Children’s Book Illustrations from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art~ ongoing until Jan 30, Raleigh, NC, USA

Summer Reading Club: Scare Up a Good Story~ ongoing until Jan 31, Australia

The Golden Age of the Picture Book: 1920s & 1930s – History’s Message to Children~ ongoing until Feb 6, Tokyo, Japan

Tales in the Garden Festival~ ongoing until Feb 12, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand

Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Feb 13, Australia

2011 Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award~ submissions accepted until Feb 25, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The Fabulous World of John Kilaka, Pictures and Drawings by a Tanzanian Artist~ ongoing until Feb 28, Munich, Germany

Mr Gumpy and Other Outings; Celebrating 50 years of John Burningham’s at Seven Stories~ ongoing until Mar, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books Exhibit: Winter Fun!~ ongoing until Mar 5, Toronto, ON, Canada

2011 PBBY-Alcala Prize~ submissions accepted until Mar 30, Philippines

International Youth Library Presents Walls: A Book and an Exhibition~ ongoing until Apr 5, Munich, Germany

Making Books Sing Presents a One-Woman Play Based on The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucía Gonzalez~ ongoing until spring, New York, NY, USA

Partners in Wonder: Selections from the Collection of Jane Yolen~ ongoing until May 1, Amherst, MA, USA

Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until May 29, Melbourne, Australia

The Art Institute of Chicago Exhibit: Real and Imaginary: Three Latin American Artists – Raúl Colón, David Diaz and Yuyi Morales~ ongoing until May 29, Chicago, IL, USA

Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney~ ongoing until May 30, Stockbridge, MA, USA

Animal Fair: Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in Children’s Book Illustrations~ ongoing until Jun 5, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Seven Stories Exhibit: There’s Nuffin Like a Puffin!~ ongoing until Jun 27, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The World in Miniature. The Family in Historic Picture Books and Children’s Literature~ ongoing until Aug 31, Munich, Germany

Launch of the 2011 Romeo Forbes Children’s Story Writing Competition~ Philippines

The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation Winner Announced~ United Kingdom

2010 Cybils (the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Finalists Announced~ Jan 1

Chennai Book Fair~ Jan 4 – 17, Chennai, India

Culture in Translation: Reception of Chinese Literature in the World~ Jan 6 – 8, Hong Kong

USBBY Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting (2011 Outstanding International Books Announced and Presentation by Author Mitali Perkins)~ Jan 7, San Diego, CA, USA

American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 7 – 11, San Diego, CA, USA

ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 7 – 11, San Diego, CA, USA

9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities~ Jan 9 – 12, Honolulu, HI, USA

2011 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards Announced~ Jan 10, San Diego, CA, USA

Center for the Book Presents Author Kate Masur Discussing Her New Book An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle Over Equality in Washington, D.C.~ Jan 12, Washington, D.C., USA

Golden Kite, Golden Dream Exhibit Event with David Diaz~ Jan 16, Omaha, NE, USA

Chapter & Verse’s (A Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit) January Meeting~ Jan 20, USA

Once Upon a Time… Lessons in Children’s Literature~ Jan 20, Springdale, AR, USA

The Influence of Children’s Literature on Adult Literature~ Jan 20, Reading, United Kingdom

Multicultural Literature in the Classroom – What, How & Why~ Jan 20, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Adaptation of Canonical Texts in Children’s Literature Symposium~ Jan 20 – 21, Ghent, Belgium

TD National Reading Summit II: Toward a Nation of Readers~ Jan 20 – 21, Montreal, QC, Canada

Jaipur Literature Festival~ Jan 21 – 25, Jaipur, India

What’s Happening with Children’s Books in the World?~ Jan 22, Tokyo, Japan

22nd Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities~ Jan 22 – 30, Eatonville, Fl, USA

No Name-Calling Week~ Jan 24 – 28, USA and Canada

Invisible Storytellers: The Role of Translators in Children’s Literature~ Jan 25, London, United Kingdom

Yabun 2011: Celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultures~ Jan 26, Sydney, Australia

Galle Literary Festival~ Jan 26 – 30, Galle, Sri Lanka

Kolkata Book Fair~ Jan 26 – Feb 6, Kolkata, India

Family Literacy Day~ Jan 27, Canada

Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias~ Jan 27 – 30, Cartagena, Columbia

SCBWI Japan Presents Author/Illustrator Frané Lessac: Creating Global Children’s Books~ Jan 28, Tokyo, Japan

Buechner Lectureship Activities Fundraiser with National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (USA) Katherine Paterson~ Jan 28 – 29, Bristol, TN, USA

12th Annual SCBWI International Winter Conference~ Jan 28 – 30, New York, NY, USA

Children’s & Young Adults’ Book Fair~ Jan 28 – 31, Marousi, Greece

Children’s Literature in Wales~ Jan 29, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Asian Children’s Festival~ Jan 29 – 30, Singapore

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2011 PBBY-Salanga Prize Winner Announced~ Philippines

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Riddells Creek, Australia

December Kids Book Events~ Cairo, Egypt

Making Books Sing Presents a One-Woman Play Based on The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucía Gonzalez~ New York, NY, USA

Doha International Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until Dec 2, Doha, Qatar

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition~ ongoing until Dec 5, Nanao, Japan

Off the Page: Original Illustrations from NZ Picture Books~ ongoing until Dec 5, Ashburton, New Zealand

Guadalajara Book Fair~ ongoing until Dec 5, Guadalajara, Mexico

2011 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards~ submissions accepted until Dec 17, Canada

Scholastic Asian Book Award~ submissions accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ submissions accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ ongoing until Jan 9, Hannover, Germany

Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books~ ongoing until Jan 23, Amherst, MA, USA

Drawn in Brooklyn Exhibit of Original Picture Book Art by Brooklyn Illustrators~ ongoing until Jan 23, Brooklyn, NY, USA

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Presents From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick~ ongoing until Jan 29, Abilene, TX, USA

Fins and Feathers: Original Children’s Book Illustrations from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art~ ongoing until Jan 30, Raleigh, NC, USA

Summer Reading Club: Scare Up a Good Story~ ongoing until Jan 31, Australia

2011 Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award~ submissions accepted until Feb 25, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The Fabulous World of John Kilaka, Pictures and Drawings by a Tanzanian Artist~ ongoing until Feb 28, Munich, Germany

Mr Gumpy and Other Outings; Celebrating 50 years of John Burningham’s at Seven Stories~ ongoing until Mar, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney~ ongoing until May 30, Stockbridge, MA, USA

International Youth Library Exhibit: The World in Miniature. The Family in Historic Picture Books and Children’s Literature~ ongoing until Aug 31, Munich, Germany

Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse~ Dec 1 – 6, Montreuil, France

IBBY France Conference: 2nd European Encounter on Children’s Literature~ Dec 3, Paris, France

SCBWI France International Conference for Writers and Illustrators~ Dec 3 – 4, Paris, France

Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature~ Dec 3 – Jan 2, Concord, MA, USA

Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ Dec 3 – May 29, Melbourne, Australia

The Children’s Literature Centre at Frostburg State University Presents Storybook Holiday~ Dec 4, Frostburg, MD, USA

Read Out Loud! Family Literacy & Book Festival~ Dec 4, New York, NY, USA

SCBWI Tokyo Illustrators Exhibition: Every Picture Tells a Story~ Dec 7 – 12, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition of Finalists of the 3rd CJ Picture Book Award~ Dec 8 – 28, Seoul, Korea

Carle Museum Professional Development Workshop: Picturing Stories~ Dec 10, Amherst, MA, USA

BookFest@Singapore~ Dec 10 – 19, Singapore

The Best of the Best in 2010 with Susan Bloom~ Dec 11, Amherst, MA, USA

Chapter & Verse’s (A Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit) Mock Newbery and Caldecott Discussions~ Dec 11, USA

The Art Institute of Chicago Exhibit: Real and Imaginary: Three Latin American Artists – Raúl Colón, David Diaz and Yuyi Morales~ Dec 11 – May 29, Chicago, IL, USA

Talking About Words and Pictures with Tony DiTerlizzi~ Dec 12, Amherst, MA, USA

Partners in Wonder: Selections from the Collection of Jane Yolen~ Dec 14 – May 1, Amherst, MA, USA

Coming of Age Around the World Book Discussion Group: Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins~ Dec 16, Watertown, MA, USA

Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books Exhibit: Winter Fun!~ Dec 18 – Mar 5, Toronto, ON, Canada

Kuala Lumpur Children’s Book Fair~ Dec 22 – 26, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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American Indian Heritage Month~ USA

November Events for Kids at Dar el Shorouk Stores~ Cairo, Egypt

Govenor General’s Literary Award Winners Announced~ Montreal, QC, Canada

SCBWI Write-ins to Celebrate National Novel Writing Month~ France

Sharjah International Book Fair and Announcement of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature Winner~ ongoing until Nov 6, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Antwerp Book Fair~ ongoing until Nov 11, Antwerp, Belgium

30th Santiago International Book Fair~ ongoing until Nov 14, Santiago, Chile

Nambook-010: The 5th Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until  Nov 14, Nami, Korea

Entries Accepted for the 2011 PBBY-Salanga Prize~ ongoing until Nov 15, Philippines

The Children’s Bookshow: Stories From Around The World~ ongoing until Nov 17, United Kingdom

2010 Original Art: Celebrating the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration~ ongoing until Nov 24, New York, NY, USA

Scholastic Asian Book Award~ submissions accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ ongoing until Jan 9, Hannover, Germany

Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books~ ongoing until Jan 23, Amherst, MA, USA

Drawn in Brooklyn Exhibit of Original Picture Book Art by Brooklyn Illustrators~ ongoing until Jan 23, Brooklyn, NY, USA

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Presents From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick~ ongoing until Jan 29, Abilene, TX, USA

International Youth Library Exhibit: The World in Miniature. The Family in Historic Picture Books and Children’s Literature~ ongoing until Aug 31, Munich, Germany

EXEtreme Imagination: A Festival of Literature for Children and Young People~ Nov 1 – 7, Devon and Exeter, United Kingdom

Exclusive Screening: Library of the Early Mind~ Nov 2, New York, NY, USA

Asian Literacy Conference~Nov 3 – 5, Manila, Philippines

NAME’s (National Association for Multicultural Education) 20th Annual Conference ~ Nov 3 – 6, Las Vegas, NV, USA

An Evening with SCBWI Published Authors~ Nov 4, London, United Kingdom

Children’s Book Council of Australia – Zart Art Seminar~ Nov 4, Melbourne, Australia

YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium: Diversity, Literature and Teens, Beyond Good Intentions~ Nov 5 – 7, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition~ Nov 5 – Dec 5, Nanao, Japan

Children’s Literature Council Fall Gala~ Nov 6, Los Angeles, CA, USA

14th Annual Rochester Children’s Book Festival~ Nov 6, Rochester, NY, USA

OKI (Ohio Kentucky Indiana) Children’s Literature Conference~ Nov 6, Crestview Hills, KY, USA

Adeline Foo’s Book Launch for Famous Amos’ 3rd Diary~ Nov 6, Singapore

8th International Conference on the Book~ Nov 6 – 8, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Once Upon A World Children’s Book Award Program~ Nov 7, Los Angeles, CA, USA

21st Annual Children’s Illustration Show~ Nov 7 – Jan 1, Northampton, MA, USA

Fins and Feathers: Original Children’s Book Illustrations from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art~ Nov 7 – Jan 30, Raleigh, NC, USA

SCBWI Children’s Lit Booktalk: Meet Author Luis Gatmaitan~ Nov 8, Manila, Philippines

1st Annual Children’s Poetry Festival~ Nov 8 – 10, San Salvador, El Salvador

National Young Readers Week~ Nov 8 – 12, USA

Northern Children’s Book Festival~ Nov 8 – 20, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The Fabulous World of John Kilaka, Pictures and Drawings by a Tanzanian Artist~ Nov 8 – Feb 28, Munich, Germany

Author Deb Ellis at Kidsbooks~ Nov 8 – 9, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards Winners Announced~ Nov 9, Toronto, ON, USA

Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award Presentation~ Nov 10, Auckland, New Zealand

The Mazza Museum: International Art from Picture Books Weekend Conference~ Nov 12 – 13, Findlay, OH, USA

NBDCS Presents Literacy Instruction for Delayed Readers~ Nov 13, Singapore

Savannah Children’s Book Festival~ Nov 13, Savannah, GA, USA

The Foundation for Children’s Books Presents: What’s New in Children’s Books~ Nov 13, Boston, MA, USA

The 17th Annual British IBBY/NCRCL MA Children’s Literature Conference: Conflicts and Controversies~ Nov 13, London, United Kingdom

Connecticut Children’s Book Fair~ Nov 13 – 14, Storrs, CT, USA

The 108th Annual Conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association~ Nov 13 – 14, Honolulu, HI, USA

SCBWI British Isle’s Third Conference For Writers & Illustrators~ Nov 13 – 14, Winchester, United Kingdom

National Book Week~ Nov 14 – 20, India

Bookaroo in the City! A Celebration of Books in Schools Across Delhi~ Nov 14 – 25, New Delhi, India

South Korean Adventure – Peace Story, Nambook-010~ Nov 15, Auckland, New Zealand

Author/Illustrator Seta Toroyan Presents: The Page Turn in the Picture Book- What it Does and How Children’s Writers and Illustrators Make Use of It~ Nov 16, Brooklyn, NY, USA

13th Literary Youth Festival at the Institut Français~ Nov 17 – 20, London, United Kingdom

28th Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference “In the Tradition”~ Nov 17 – 21, Little Rock, AR, USA

2010 Fall Book Launch for Orca Books Authors~ Nov 18, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Manila International Literary Festival~ Nov 18 – 20, Manila, Philippines

Children’s Literature Assembly Events at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention~ Nov 18 – 22, Orlando, FL, USA

International Illustrators Forum~ Nov 19 – 20, Munich, Germany

International Children’s and Young Adult Literature Celebration: Open a Door… Open a Book…Open your Mind to the World~ Nov 20, Madison, WI, USA

USBBY Co-sponsored Session at the NCTE Annual Convention: Celebramos con Pura Belpré, Highlighting Hispanic Voices in Literature for Children and Teens~ Nov 21, Orlando, FL, USA

Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) Sessions at the NCTE Annual Convention~ Nov 22 – 23, Orlando, FL, USA

Inky Awards Ceremony~ Nov 25, Melbourne, Australia

National Conference on Poetry~ Nov 25 – 26, Manila, Philippines

Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival~ Nov 26 – 28, New Delhi, India

Calgary Children’s Book Fair and Conference~ Nov 27, Calgary, AB, Canada

Guadalajara Book Fair~ Nov 27 – Dec 5, Guadalajara, Mexico

SCBWI Japan Presents: Children’s Literature Scholar Leonard Marcus — Advice from a Legendary Editor: How Ursula Nordstrom Made Children’s Books That Last~ Nov 28, Tokyo, Japan

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Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre 2010 Exhibits~ Australia

Canadian Library  Month: Your Library, Your World~ Canada

National Book Month~ USA

Reading Association of Ireland Annual Conference~ Sep 30 – Oct 2, Dublin, Ireland

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read~ ongoing until Oct 3, USA

Words+Pictures=Book, Contemporary Malaysian Picture Book Illustration~ ongoing until Oct 3, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

National Young Writers’ Festival~ ongoing until  Oct 4, Newcastle, Australia

Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Oct 10, Australia

Hispanic Heritage Month~ ongoing until Oct 15, USA

3rd CJ Picture Book Award Submissions Accepted~ ongoing until Oct 20, Seoul, Korea

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibit: From the Collection~ ongoing until Oct 24, Riddells Creek, Australia

International Youth Library Exhibit: Shaun Tan, Pictures and Books~ ongoing until Oct 31, Munich, Germany

Entries Accepted for the 2011 PBBY-Salanga Prize~ ongoing until Nov 15, Philippines

The Children’s Bookshow: Stories From Around The World~ ongoing until Nov 17, United Kingdom

Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books ~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

Eric Carle: A Feast for the Eyes~ ongoing until  Mar 20, Amherst, MA, USA

Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature Awards Ceremony~ Oct 1, Boston, MA, USA

SCBWI Presents: Writing and Illustrating Long Walk to Freedom with Author Chris van Wyk and Illustrator Paddy Bouma~ Oct 1, Cape Town, South Africa

The Center for Children’s Literature Presents: The Business of Children’s Publishing~ Oct 1 – 2, Kenosha, WI, USA

Reading Association of Africa Annual Conference: It All Starts with Literacy~ Oct 1 – 3, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

5th Annual Cybils (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Nominations Open~ Oct 1 – 15

The Children’s Book Festival~ Oct 1 – 31, Ireland

Nambook-010: The 5th Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival~ Oct 1 – Nov 15, Nami, Korea

The Horn Book at Simmons: A One Day Colloquium~ Oct 2, Boston, MA, USA

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ Oct 2 – 31, Yokkaich, Japan

Orange County Children’s Book Festival~ Oct 3, Costa Mesa, CA, USA

14th Poetry Africa International Poetry Festival~ Oct 4 – 9, Durban, South Africa

Children’s Book Week: Books Around the World~ Oct 4 – 10, United Kingdom

TaleBlazers Literary Arts Festival~ Oct 4 – 29, Province of Alberta, Canada

Wellesley College Presents: Mitali Perkins “Books Between Cultures: How Stories Help Kids Keep Their Balance”~ Oct 5, Wellesley, MA, USA

2nd Unisa Conference on Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children and Storytelling Festival for Children~ Oct 6 – 8, Pretoria, South Africa

Ubud Writers and Readers Festival~ Oct 6 – 10, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Frankfurt Book Fair~ Oct 6 – 10, Frankfurt, Germany

2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Nominees Announced~ Oct 7, Frankfurt, Germany

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Winners Announced~ Oct 7, London, United Kingdom

No Small Matter: A Fundraiser for Children’s Book Press~ Oct 7, San Francisco, CA, USA

A is for Anansi: Literature for Children of African Descent~ Oct 8 – 9, New York, NY, USA

The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival~ Oct 8 – 17, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Teachers 4 Social Justice 10th Annual Conference: Teaching for Social Justice – A Labor Of Love~ Oct 9, San Francisco, CA, USA

13th Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival ~ Oct 9 – 10, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Japan Writers Conference~ Oct 9 – 11, Tokyo, Japan

20th Annual Monterrey International Book Fair~ Oct 9 – 17, Monterrey, Mexico

Inky Awards Shortlist Announced, On-line Voting Begins~ Oct 12, Australia

Writers Against Racism: A Conversation About Books with Amy Bowllan and Zetta Elliott~ Oct 13, New York, NY, USA

Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 14, San Marcos, TX, USA

15th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education~ Oct 14, Hartford, CT, USA

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Presents From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick~ Oct 14 – Jan 29, Abilene, TX, USA

57th Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 15, New York, NY, USA

Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival: Shared Stories. Shared Worlds~ Oct 15 – 17, Sheboygan, WI, USA

Benefit for The 1st Annual El Salvador Children’s Poetry Festival~ Oct 16, San Francisco, CA, USA

CHARACTER COUNTS! Week~ Oct 17 – 23, USA

YALSA’s Teen Read Week: Books with Beat @ your library~ Oct 17 – 23, USA

1st Screening of Library of the Early Mind~ Oct 19, Cambridge, MA, USA

Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival~ Oct 19 – 24, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Chapter & Verse, a Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit~ Oct 21, USA

Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature: Collaboration~ Oct 21 – 23, Westport, CT, USA

British Columbia Literacy Council 2010 conference~ Oct 22, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Bournemouth Multicultural Literary Festival: Freedom, Books & Imagination~ Oct 22 – 28, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Celebrate 70 Years of Children’s Book Week~ Oct 23, Minneapolis, MN, USA

SCBWI Children’s Book Seminar~ Oct 23, Bacolod City, Philippines

Kidlitosphere 2010 Conference~ Oct 23, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Américas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Winners Ceremony~ Oct 23, Washington, D.C., USA

GobbleDEEbook Literature Festival for Children and Teens~ Oct 23 – 30, Chester, United Kingdom

CROCUS 2010: Celebrate Reading of Culturally Unique Stories~ Oct 23 – 30, India

Scottish International Storytelling Festival~ Oct 23 – 31, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

International Youth Library Exhibit: The World in Miniature. The Family in Historic Picture Books and Children’s Literature~ Oct 24 – Aug 31, Munich, Germany

Sharjah International Book Fair and Announcement of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature Winner~ Oct 26 – Nov 6, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

6th Annual World Matters Festival: Writers -Disturbing the Peace~ Oct 27 – 31, Eltham, Australia

30th Santiago International Book Fair~ Oct 29 – Nov 14, Santiago, Chile

Singapore Children’s Book Club Presents Serene Wee and her novel Present~ Oct 30, Singapore

Tell-a-Story Day~ Oct 30, Scotland

BookFest @ Bank Street~ Oct 30, Manhattan, NY,USA

Waikato Children’s Literature Association Annual Seminar~ Oct 30 – 31, Hamilton, New Zealand

Children’s Literature Festival~ Oct 30, Keene, NH,USA

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Skipping Stones Youth Honor Award Winners Announced

Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre 2010 Exhibits~ Australia

Beijing International Book Fair~ ongoing until Sep 3, Beijing, China

Taranaki Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until  Sep 4, Taranaki, New Zealand

Western Australia Spring Poetry Festival and National Poetry Week~ ongoing until  Sep 5, Australia

Melbourne Writers Festival: Stories From Every Angle~ ongoing until Sep 5, Melbourne, Australia

Singapore International Storytelling Festival~ ongoing until Sep 8, Singapore

Childrens Books Ireland and SCBWI Ireland Present: Between The Lines, an information seminar on writing and illustrating for children ~ Sep 11, Dublin, Ireland

Dromkeen Exhibitions: Mbobo Tree, The Race for the Chinese Zodiac, and Stranded~ ongoing until Sep 17, Dromkeen, Australia

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ ongoing until  Sep 26, Nishinomiya, Japan

An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ongoing until Sep 26, Amherst, MA, USA

Lee and Low’s Books New Voices Award Entry Submissions~ ongoing until Sep 30, USA

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: the SCBWI Awards~ ongoing until Oct 1, Abilene, TX, USA

International Youth Library Exhibition: The Treasury of Binette Schroeder~ ongoing until Oct  1, Munich, Germany

Words+Pictures=Book, Contemporary Malaysian Picture Book Illustration~ ongoing until Oct 3, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Oct 10, Australia

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibit: From the Collection~ ongoing until Oct 24, Riddells Creek, Australia

International Youth Library Exhibit: Shaun Tan, Pictures and Books~ ongoing until Oct 31, Munich, Germany

Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books ~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Annual Conference~ Sep 1 – 3, Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane Writers Festival~ Sep 1 – 5, Brisbane, Australia

Moscow International Book Fair~ Sep 1 – 6, Moscow, Russia

Writers’ and Literary Translators’ International Congress ~ Sep 2 – 5, Istanbul, Turkey

Bendigo Children’s Literature Conference: Texts Mark the Spot – Getting Real: Debating the what, why and how of realism in children’s and YA texts~ Sep 3 – 4, Bendigo, Australia

Asian Digital Storytelling Congress: Beyond Words ~ Sep 4, Singapore

CYA Later, Alligator – Children’s and Young Adult Writers And Illustrators Conference~ Sep 4, Brisbane, Australia

KATHA’s I Love Reading! Week~ Sep 4 – 10, Delhi, India

International Literacy Day~ Sep 8

UNESCO Literary Prize Awards Presentation~ Sep 8, Paris, France

IBBY’s Biennial Congress: The Strength of Minorities~ Sep 8 – 12, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Nu Wa International Storytelling Tour of China~ Sep 10 – 26, China

The Kennedy Center’s 15th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Festival~ Sep 11, Washington, D.C., USA

African Library Project’s 5th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser~ Sep 11, Menlo Park, CA, USA

SCBWI Ireland Conference~ Sep 11, Dublin, Ireland

First International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies~ Sep 11 – 13, Skele, Albania

Book Blogger Appreciation Week~ Sep 13 – 17

The Manila International Book Fair: Words Without Borders~ Sep 15 – 19, Manila, Philippines

International Children’s and Youth Literature Festival~ Sep 15 – 25, Berlin, Germany

Hispanic Heritage Month~ Sep 15 – Oct 15, USA

Chapter & Verse, a Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit~ Sep 16, USA

Children’s Author Virginia Pilegard to Speak at Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature~ Sep 17, Fresno, CA, USA

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival~ Sep 17 – 19, Eden Mills, ON, Canada

3rd International Biennial SCBWI Australia and New Zealand Conference~ Sep 17 – 19, Sydney, Australia

SCBWI Children’s Book Seminar~ Sep 18, Iloilo City, Philippines

Adarna House’s 30th Anniversary Celebration and Storybook Launch~ Sep 18, Pasay City, Philippines

PINKS Festival – Penang International Kids Storytelling Festival~ Sep 18, George Town, Malaysia

57th St. Children’s Book Fair~ Sep 19, Chicago, IL, USA

Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories~ Sep 19, Rockton, ON, Canada

Thin Air – Winnipeg International Writers Festival~ Sep 19 – 26, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

International Day of Peace~ Sep 21

What Children’s Literature Tells Us~ Sep 21, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Eric Carle: A Feast for the Eyes~ Sep 21 – Mar 20, Amherst, MA, USA

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Biennial Institute~ Sep 23 – 25, Atlanta, GA, USA

Göteborg Book Fair~ Sep 23 – 26, Göteborg, Sweden

Wigtown Book Festival~ Sep 24 – Oct 3, Wigtown, United Kingdom

Bath Festival of Children’s Literature~ Sep 24 – Oct 3, Bath, United Kingdom

Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales and Childhood~ Sep 25, Amherst, MA, USA

National Book Festival~ Sep 25, Washington, D.C., USA

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read~ Sep 25 – Oct 2, USA

The Word on the Street National Book and Magazine Festival: Celebrating Reading. Advocating Literacy. ~ Sep 26, Canada

School Library Association of Queensland / International Association of School Librarianship Joint Conference~ Sep 27 – Oct 2, Brisbane, Australia

Canwest Raise-a-Reader Day~ Sep 29, Canada

The Carle Honors 2010~ Sep 30, Amherst, MA, USA

Northwoods Children’s Book Conference~ Sep 30 – Oct 1, Cable, WI, USA

Reading Association of Ireland Annual Conference~ Sep 30 – Oct 2, Dublin, Ireland

The Children’s Bookshow: Stories From Around The World~ Sep 22 – Nov 17, United Kingdom

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Adarna House’s Workshops for Literacy~ Philipinnes

Cape Town Book Fair~ ongoing until Aug  2, Cape Town, South Africa

The 39th Annual SCBWI International Summer Conference~ ongoing until Aug 2, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Lima International Book Fair~ ongoing until Aug 4, Lima, Peru

Simply Life, Simply Color: An Exhibit of Illustrator Ruben de Jesus’ Work~ ongoing until Aug 8, Makati City, Philippines

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ ongoing until Aug 16, Tokyo, Japan

Caroline Irby’s Exhibition: A Child From Everywhere~ ongoing until Aug 30, London, United Kingdom

An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ongoing until Sep 26, Amherst, MA, USA

Submissions Accepted for Lee & Low’s New Voices Writers Award~ ongoing until Sep 30, USA

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: the SCBWI Awards~ ongoing until Oct 1, Abilene, TX, USA

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibit: From the Collection~ ongoing until Oct 24, Riddells Creek, Australia

Expo 2010~ ongoing until  Oct 31, Shanghai, China

International Youth Library Exhibit: Shaun Tan, Pictures and Books~ ongoing until Oct 31, Munich, Germany

Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

Seminar on Korean History & Culture for K – 12 Teachers and Administrators~ Aug 2  – 6, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Booktalkers: Girls Read Too~ Aug 2, Melbourne, Australia

International Youth Library Exhibition: The Treasury of Binette Schroeder~ Aug 4 – Oct 1, Munich, Germany

Kazakhstan Reading Association Conference~ Aug 5 – 7, Taraz, Kazakhstan

Books, Brushes, and Ashley Bryan~ Aug 8, Amherst, MA, USA

Landscapes of Literacy: From Library to Studio in the Early Childhood Centers of Pistoia, Italy~ Aug 8 – 9, Amherst, MA, USA

The Canadian Book Camp~ Aug 9 – 13, Vancouver, BC, Canada

World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly~ Aug 10 – 15, Gothenburg, Sweden

FinRA Finnish Reading Association 2nd Baltic Sea Conference, 15th Nordic Reading Conference: Literacy Skills for Learning~ Aug 11 – 13, Åbo/Turku, Finland

Puffinalia: An Exhibition of Puffin Books 1940 – 2010~ Aug 11 – 31, Melbourne, Australia

21st International Book Biennial of São Paulo~ Aug 12 – 22, São Paulo, Brazil

SCBWI Austin Presents: Representing Diversity in Children’s Books~ Aug 14, Austin, TX, USA

Edinburgh International Book Festival~ Aug 14 – 30, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children’s Writers and Illustrators~ Aug 15 – 22, New Zealand

LIANZA Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Aug 16, Wellington, New Zealand

Library Week~ Aug 16 – 22, New Zealand

Reading Association of Nigeria Biennial Conference~ Aug 18 – 21, Makurdi, Nigeria

Chapter & Verse, a Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit~ Aug 19, USA

Children’s Book of the Year Awards Winners Announced~ Aug 20, Australia

The Crichton Award for New Illustrators Winner Announced~ Aug 21, Australia

Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival~ Aug 21, Vancouver, BC, Canada

CBCA’s Children’s Book Week: Across the Story Bridge~ Aug 21 – 27, Australia

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ Aug 21 – Sep 26, Nishinomiya, Japan

Indigenous Literacy Project’s I Heart Art – Art Auction~ Aug 25, Sydney, Australia

Western Australia Spring Poetry Festival and National Poetry Week~ Aug 27 – Sep 5, Australia

Melbourne Writers Festival: Stories From Every Angle~ Aug 27 – Sep 5, Melbourne, Australia

Singapore International Storytelling Festival~ Aug 30 – Sep 8, Singapore

Taranaki Children’s Book Festival~ Aug 31 – Sep 4, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Books Illustrated Exhibition: Animalia and other Animals – from Real to Fantastic~ ongoing until Jul 12, Middle Park, Australia

International Youth Library Exhibit: Darkness Had fallen, The Night-time World in International Children’s Literature~ ongoing until Jul 31, Munich, Germany

Hollins University: Children’s Literature Lectures~ ongoing until Jul 31, Roanoke, VA, USA

An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ongoing until Sep 26, Amherst, MA, USA

Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibit: From the Collection~ ongoing until Oct 24, Riddells Creek, Australia

Expo 2010~ ongoing until  Oct 31, Shanghai, China

International Youth Library Exhibit: Shaun Tan, Pictures and Books~ ongoing until Oct 31, Munich, Germany

Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA

Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore

Manchester Children’s Book Festival~ Jul 1 – 4, Manchester, United Kingdom

Beyond The Border International Storytelling Festival~ Jul 2 – 4, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales,United Kingdom

Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival: Reaching the World ~ Jul 3, Rozelle, Australia

aWAy With Words: Exploring the Ambiguities in Literacy and English Education~ Jul 4 – 7, Perth, Australia

West Cork Literary Festival~ Jul 4 – 10, Bantry, Ireland

NAIDOC Week~ Jul 4 – 11, Australia

Voices on the Coast, A Youth Literature Festival~ Jul 7 – 12, Sunshine Coast, Australia

Tokyo International Book Fair~ Jul 8 – 11, Tokyo, Japan

4th Annual Book Passage Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference~ Jul 8 – 11, Corte Madera, CA, USA

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: the SCBWI Awards~  Jul 8 – Oct 1, Abilene, TX, USA

Children’s Literatrure Conference: Changing A-genders in Children’s Literature~ Jul 9 – 10, Hatfield, United Kingdom

UKLA’s 46th Annual International Conference: The Changing Face of Literacy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow~ Jul 9 – 11, Winchester, United Kingdom

Hey, Your Pixels are Showing! A Photoshop Workshop and Creative Exchange with Illustrator Jed Henry~ Jul 11, Tokyo, Japan

2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ Jul 11 – Aug 16, Tokyo, Japan

World Congress on Reading~ Jul 12 – 15, Auckland, New Zealand

Mazza Museum: International Art from Picture Books Summer Conference~ Jul 12  – 16, Findlay, OH, USA

Children’s Book Fair~ Jul 12 – 31, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival~ Jul 14 – 17, Mackay, Australia

Chapter & Verse, a Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit~ Jul 15, USA

19th Storytelling Festival at the Edge~ Jul 16 – 18, Stokes Barn, United Kingdom

Storytelling Saturday at Fully Booked~ Jul 17,  Quezon City, Philippines

11th Annual Pacific Northwest Children’s Book Conference~ Jul 19 – 23, Portland, OR, USA

National Children’s Book Day~ Jul 20, Philippines

White Ravens Festival For International Children’s and Youth Literature~ Jul 20 -  25, Munich, Germany

Racial Harmony Day~ Jul 21, Singapore

Book Launch and Art Exhbition of the Winning Book from the Romeo Forbes Children’s Story Writing Competition~ Jul 21, Philippines

Hong Kong Book Fair~ Jul 21 – 27, Hong Kong

Lima International Book Fair~ Jul 22 – Aug 4, Lima, Peru

Storytellers of Canada Annual Conference~ Jul 28 – Aug 1, St. John’s, NF,  Canada

Southampton Children’s Literature Conference~ Jul 28 – Aug 1, Southampton, NY, USA

Text+Image: Picture Books and Graphic Novels One Day Seminar~ Jul 30, Melbourne, Australia

Cape Town Book Fair~ Jul 30 – Aug 2, Cape Town, South Africa

The 39th Annual SCBWI International Summer Conference~ Jul 30 – Aug 2, Los Angeles, CA, USA