July January February March April May June August September October 27th International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 30th National Story Telling Week Costa Book Award shortlist is announced February 4th Harry Potter Book Night 6th National Storytelling Week ends. 12th Darwin Day Read for my school starts! (Book Trust) March 1st Self-harm Awareness Day 2nd Dr Sues Day 3rd World Book Day 14th Shakespeare Week 17th St. Patrick’s Day 20th World Storytelling Day 21st World Poetry Day 21st Entries for the Carnegie Children’s Book Award and also, the Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award are announced April 2nd International Children’s Book Day 2nd World Autism Awareness Day 7th World Health Day 23rd Shakespeare Day 23rd World Book Night 23rd St. George’s Day May 4th – 10th National Children’s Book Week National ‘Share-a-Story’ Month Local History Month World Laughter Day – First Sunday of May every year June National Book Start Week – first week 12th World Day Against Child Labour 20th World Refugee Day Carnegie Children’s Book Award and the Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Award Winners are announced. July 1st Summer Reading Challenge commences! 18th Mandela Day Last Weekend of July – YALC in London Althorp Literary Festival (TBC) August Summer Reading Challenge continues! Friendship Day – First Sunday of August 12th International Youth Day September 8th International Literacy Day 13th Roald Dahl Day 29th World Heart Day October Dyslexia Awareness Wee – First week 5th World Teachers' Day 6th International School Library Day 7th National Poetry Day 9th World Post Day 10th World Mental Health Day 15th No Pens Day 31st Children’s Book Week (Book Trust) Black History Month Man Booker Prize Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize November 3rd National Non-Fiction Day 11th Remembrance Day 13th World Kindness Day Costa Book Awards Commence December