PRINTER'S NO. 3473
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
815
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS, WILLIAMS, BIZZARRO, THOMAS,
LONGIETTI, MURT, MILLARD, BURGOS, FREEMAN, HOWARD, BURNS,
KIM, SCHLOSSBERG, YOUNGBLOOD, BOBACK, READSHAW, KORTZ,
McCLINTON, WARREN, CONKLIN, GAINEY, NEILSON AND MALAGARI,
MARCH 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 13, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 2, 2020, as "International Children's Book
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "International Children's Book Day" (ICBD) was
created to celebrate and inspire the love of reading for
children all across the world; and
WHEREAS, ICBD was first established in 1967 by the
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and takes
place on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday; and
WHEREAS, Each year, 1 out of 70 countries is chosen to decide
upon a theme and invite a prominent children's book author and
illustrator from the host country; and
WHEREAS, The United States National Section of IBBY, located
in Illinois, last hosted ICBD in 2013 with the theme "Bookjoy
Around the World"; and
WHEREAS, This year, Slovenia was picked to sponsor ICBD 2020
and decided on the theme "Hunger for Words"; and
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WHEREAS, Slovenia chose to showcase the work of children's
book author Peter Svetina and illustrator Damijan Stepančič; and
WHEREAS, Bookstores, libraries and schools everywhere
celebrate ICBD by hosting storytelling workshops and book-
reading events with famous children's book authors; and
WHEREAS, ICBD can also be celebrated by reading stories by
Hans Christian Andersen or exploring stories from other
cultures; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize April
2, 2020, as "International Children's Book Day" in Pennsylvania;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
power of reading and the role of books in the development and
education of children throughout the world and in our great
Commonwealth.
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