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April 30 is Children's Day or Día de los Niños in Mexico, and in the United States "Día" is a day to celebrate children and literacy. Here are some resources for celebrating it:

The official Día website from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is full of resources: http://dia.ala.org/

Find an event near you at http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/alsc/dia/map.cfm? and register your event at http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/alsc/dia/index.cfm

A history of Día in the United States and especially in Texas: http://www.texasdia.org/history.html

A background and materials you can use from the National Latin Children's Institute: http://nlci.org/initiatives/el-dia-de-los-ninos/

Watch an interview with Día founder Pat Mora; access more interviews, booklists, and more at Reading Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/dia

Read about el Día del Niño in Mexico at http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3764-in-mexico-april-30-is-children-s-day-el-dia-del-ni%C3%B1o