International Children's Book Day is celebrated on 2 April, as it commemorates the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish writer who was born in 1805 and the author of countless children's works known to us all: The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, The Lead Soldier, among others.

Through storybooks, children build up knowledge about the world, about people and even about feelings.

The skills and competences we acquire in childhood are reflected in adult life, so it's very important for children to create a pleasurable relationship with reading.

Through reading stories, children develop their language, as they are exposed to new words and different expressions, as well as their creativity, as children's stories allow them to travel to magical places without the need for technological toys.

Through books, children have experiences they haven't had before in their lives and are able to understand their own feelings based on what the characters in the books experience.

Suggested children's books:

0 to 2 years

- Elmer and the lost treasure (Editora Nuvem de letras);

- Circus songs (Edições Asa);

- Ão! Ão! (Editora Bertrand);

- Baby: surprise! (Texto Editora)

3 to 5 years

- The koala that could (Editora Presença);

- The squirrels who couldn't share (Editora Presença);

- Hello Frog (Edições Asa);

- The little sheep that came to dinner (Minutos de leitura);

6 to 8 years old

- Good wolf or bad wolf (Livros Horizonte);

- The monkey with the cut tail (Livros Horizonte);

- Prince of the seas, the common dolphin (Imprensa nacional - Casa da moeda);

- Histórias do Arco da velha (Porto Editora).

9 to 11 years old

- Amália Rodrigues: um lugar misterioso (National Press: Mint);

- Sperm whale: the whale with a plastic tail (Editora Betweien);

- The Star of Lapedo (Trinta por uma linha