October 2009 Calendar of Children's Books

Banned Books Week, Teen Read Week, Halloween

Banned Books Week - Celebrating the Freedom to Read, Through October 3

• Banned Books Week FAQs: What You Need to Know About Banned Books Week
• Banning and Censorship of Children's Books
• Harry Potter: The Censorship Battles

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Through October 15

• Hispanic and Latino Heritage in Books for Children and Teens
• The Pura Belpré Award for Latino and Latina Authors and Illustrators
• The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
• Los Gatos Black on Halloween
• Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children's Day / Book Day - Celebremos El dia de los niños / El da de los libros
• Children's Books About the Day of the Dead / El Dia Los Muertos
• Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers

Birthday of Jeanette Winter, October 6

• The Librarian of Basra

Birthday of Author and Illustrator Elisa Kleven, October 14

• In Every Tiny Grain of Sand
• This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort
• B Is for Bethlehem

Teen Read Week: Read Beyond Reality @ your library, October 18-24

• FAQ: What and When is Teen Read Week?
• Young Adult Books and YALSA

Birthday of Author Steven Kellogg, October 26

• Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• The Art of Reading

Anniversary of the 1886 Dedication of the Statue of Liberty, October 28

• Lady Liberty: A Biography

Birthday of Eric Kimmel, October 30

• Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion

Halloween, October 31

• Top 10 Children's Halloween Books
• Recommended Halloween Board Books
• Los Gatos Black on Halloween

Birth Anniversary of Sydney Taylor, October 31

• Children’s Books About Jewish Life and Culture

Looking Ahead - The Day of the Dead, November 1-2

• Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead
• A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead / Un regalo para Abuelita: En celebración del Dia de los Muertos
• Children's Books About the Day of the Dead / El Dia Los Muertos