April

• 1-30 – National Poetry Month
• 2 – Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday, International Children’s Book Day
• 4 – Maya Angelou’s Birthday National School Librarian Day
• 8 – Barbara Kingsolver’s Birthday
• 10 – Encourage a Young Writer Day
• 12 – Beverly Cleary’s Birthday, Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day
• 16 – Gertrude Chandler Warner’s Birthday, National Bookmobile Day, Celebrate Teen Book Day
• 17 – National Haiku Poetry Day
• 18 – National Coloumists Day
• 21 – Charlotte Brontë’s Birthday
• 23 – William Shakespeare’s Birthday, World Book and Copyright Day
• 27 – National Tell a Story Day
• 28 – Harper Lee’s Birthday, National Great Poetry Reading Day, National Superhero Day
• 30 – Children’s Book Day