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National Poetry Month~ Canada and USA

Growing Up Asian in America Art and Essay Contest Winners Announced~ San Francisco, CA, USA

Exclusive Books Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until Apr 4, South Africa

Toronto Festival of Storytelling~ongoing until Apr 5, Toronto, ON, Canada

7th Bangkok International Book Fair & 37th National Book Fair~ ongoing until Apr 6, Bangkok, Thailand

20th Annual Children’s Book Illustrator Exhibit~ ongoing until Apr 18, Hayward, CA, USA

Bologna Children’s Book Fair Events in the City~ ongoing until April 30, Bologna, Italy

Discovering Ethnic Minorities – Storytelling Workshops for Children~ ongoing until May 31, Hong Kong

Exhibition of Prize Winning Works of 16th Noma Concours (2008) “Palette of Dream Colours IV”~ ongoing until Jul 5, Tokyo, Japan

Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival~ Apr 1 – 3, Hattiesburg, MS, USA

Ethiopian Children’s Book Week~ Apr 1 – 7, Ethiopia

International Children’s Book Day~ Apr 2

Desi Teens and Muslim Migration: Personal Journeys from the Asian Diaspora~ Apr 2, New York, NY, USA

25th Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults~ Apr 2 – 3, Kent, OH, USA

Conference: What’s New in Children’s Books~ Apr 4, Boston, MA, USA

Young Poets Week~ Apr 6 – 12, Canada

Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival: Read Green~ Apr 15 – 16, Salisbury, MD, USA

National Library Week: Worlds connect @ Your Library~ Apr 12 – 18, USA

15th Annual Border Book Festival~ Apr 17 – 19, Mesilla, NM, USA

Beatrix Potter Conference~ Apr 17 – 19, Fresno, CA, USA

15th Celebration of Children’s Literature~ Apr 18, Berkeley, CA, USA

Congreso Iberoamericano de Libreros~ Apr 18 – 20, Buenos Aires, Argentina

BC Book and Magazine Week~ Apr 18 – 25, Province of British Columbia, Canada

London Book Fair~ Apr 20 – 22, London, United Kingdom

Global Action Week: Open Books, Open Doors~ Apr 20 – 26

Camara Chilena del Libro Book Fair~ Apr 21 – 28, Santiago, Chile

Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival and Children’s Festival~ Apr 22 – 26, Montreal, QC, Canada

World Book and Copyright Day~ Apr 23

Cambridge WordFest~ Apr 23 – 26, Cambridge, United Kingdom

35th Buenos Aires International Book Fair~ Apr 23 – May 11, Buenos Aires, Argentina

27th Annual Spring Festival of Children’s Literature~ Apr 24 – 25, Frostburg, MD, USA

Celebration of Latino Children’s Literature~ Apr 24 – 25, Columbia, SC, USA

SCBWI New England’s Annual Conference: Many Voices~ Apr 24 – 26, Nashua, NH, USA

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books~ Apr 25 – 26, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Lecture: The Reconfiguration of Children and Children’s Literature in a Globalized World~ Apr 27, Drumcondra, Ireland

5th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature~ Apr 27 – May 3, New York, NY, USA

Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winners Announced~ Apr 28, New York, NY, USA

The Voyage of the Reader: Using Children’s Books to Create a Love of Reading~ Apr 29, New York, NY, USA

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

Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award Winner Announced~ Apr 30, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Ezra Jack Keats Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature Ceremony~ Apr 30, New York, NY, USA

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19th Annual Children’s Books Illustrated Exhibit~ ongoing until Apr 25, Hayward, CA, USA

Bologna Children’s Book Fair~ Mar 31 – Apr 3, Bologna, Italy

Awards and Artistry Exhibit: Celebrating the Children’s Book Council of Australia ‘Books of the Year’~ ongoing until June, Dromkeen Museum, Australia

Kiriyama Prize Winners Announced~ Apr 1, USA

International Children’s Book Day~ Apr 2

Seattle Rainbow Bookfest~ Apr 5, Seattle, WA, USA

The Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth ~ Apr 10 – 11, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

14th Celebration of Children’s Literature~ Apr 12, Berkeley, CA, USA

ALA National Library Week~ Apr 13 – 19, USA

14th Annual Border Book Festival~ Apr 18 – 20, Mesilla, NM, USA

Brighton Children’s Book Festival ‘Leaping From the Page’~ Apr 19 – 20, University of Brighton, UK

World Book and Copyright Day: Sponsored by UNESCO ~ Apr 23

Camara Chilena del Libro Book Fair~ Apr 23 – 30, Santiago, Chile

Buenos Aires Book Fair~ Apr 24 – May 10, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Américas Award Winners Announced~ Apr 25

13th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books~ Apr 26 – 27, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winners Announced~ Apr 28, New York, NY, USA

2nd Marathon In Storytelling~ Apr 28 – 29, Quito, Ecuador

El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)~Apr 30, USA