International Book Giving Day is coming on February 14th, 2019 and I would love to have my readers be able to participate in it.  It is a great way to share the love of reading with children all over the world.

This year the artist that has created the image for the posters has created a really colorful and whimsical depiction of animals reading together.  Perfect, don’t you think?  This year the selected poster images have been pulled from the archives and I love the ones that have been chosen. The above image was created by @chrishaugton , and used here with kind permission from Children’s Books Ireland.

This second image is another fabulous one as well and is available in 5 different languages.  Its message is timeless and offers suggestions of just how Book Giving Day works. This glorious poster from Priya Kuriyan.   I think it is perfect. 

So how do you participate?  Easy.

1 Buy a book ( or two or three).

2. Donate that book to a child.

3. Places to donate include waiting rooms, charities, schools, libraries, Little Free Libraries or directly to a child.

4. Take pictures and tag #BookGivingDay to share the love on social media.

It doesn’t get much easier than this, does it?  Free downloads of posters, bookmarks and bookplates are available on the website so share the love anywhere you can.  Let’s make this the biggest year to date.

6 Ways You Can Get Involved in International Book Giving Day!

1. Subscribe to our website, join over 14,000 already committed to #bookgivingday.

2. Leave a book for a child to discover, donate to a local charity.

3. Connect with others celebrating International Book Giving Day via Facebook, Twitter  and Instagram #bookgivingday

4. Download and print an International Book Giving Day bookmarkand/or bookplate to attach to a book you give. They’re free!

5. Share a photo of yourself celebrating International Book Giving Day. Use #bookgivingday on social media so we can find you.

6. Invite your community to celebrate International Book Giving Day. Proudly display the #bookgivingday poster.

Don’t forget to leave me a comment.  I would love to hear what you plan to do for #BookGivingDay this year.  Remember that each comment means a 50 cent donation to our Comments for a Cause – PAWS.  You can read more about that by clicking here.