Books for children of all ages Apr 2, 2019

Books for children of all ages

The books shown on our homepage are a selection of works by the 19th-century Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. His birthday today is the inspiration for International Children’s Book Day. Since 1967, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has used the occasion of Andersen’s birthday to encourage readers young and old to make time for reading. Hans Christian Andersen made time for writing: By some estimates, he crafted more than 3,000 fairy tales—some based on stories he was told as a child. He also wrote poetry, novels, and even travel books. What childhood favorite inspired your love of literature?

© radiokafka/Adobe Stock

palette

Today in History

Apr 2, 2018Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
Apr 2, 2020Pascua Florida Day
Apr 2, 2021White dunes, blue lagoons
Apr 2, 2022Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
Apr 2, 2023Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
Apr 2, 2024Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
Apr 2, 2025Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 2, 2023Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
Jun 29, 2025International Day of the Tropics
Aug 1, 2022Hawai i Volcanoes National Park at 106
Aug 20, 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
Feb 20, 2018Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Oct 9, 2021Birds of a feather
May 21, 2022Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Jan 17, 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California
Jul 13, 2021Through an artist s eyes
Oct 11, 2020A monastery in the mountain
Jan 31, 2020Dance of the egret
Mar 30, 2021Best fronds forever
May 13, 2023World Migratory Bird Day
Jun 8, 2022World Oceans Day
Mar 26, 2023Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Jul 20, 2025Moon Day
Mar 7, 2020Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
Aug 24, 2021Surf s always up in Paia
Mar 22, 2018Join us in celebrating World Water Day
Jun 27, 2020Looking for peace on the precipice
Mar 28, 2018Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
Mar 20, 2021It s time for spring
Sep 3, 2021Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
Apr 12, 2019A story of wind and ice
Dec 7, 2021Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
May 2, 2018Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
Apr 11, 2023Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
Jul 7, 2024Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
Apr 2, 2021White dunes, blue lagoons
Jul 3, 2020Dog days of summer