International Children’s Book Day was first celebrated in 1966.  It was organized by Jella Lepman, founder of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), and it is designed to encourage families, teachers, and children around the world to participate in reading events in their local communities.  Events are often organized in libraries, schools, and community centers, and families and children are invited to participate.  Every year, a different international section of IBBY hosts this children’s books event on or around April 2, which is Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday.  The host country picks a theme and invites a well-known author and illustrator to create a message to children around the world.  The United States is hosting ICBD this year.  The message is “The Music of Words.”  Margarita Engle wrote the messaging, and Roger Mello illustrated the poster.  For more information on International Children’s Book Day on April 2, visit http://www.ibby.org/  See picture of poster at https://www.waterford.org/resources/5-ideas-celebrate-international-childrens-book-day-april-2nd/  Readers, what children’s book or character in a children’s book do you remember?  I remember Babar the Elephant stories.  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_the_Elephant   

Six sought-after recipes from 'Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy' by Maria Pasquale 28th March 2021  The recipes are listed in metric and US measurements and have been adapted for home use by the restaurant or chef.  https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/stanley-tucci-searching-for-italy-recipes/index.html

The Barack Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, Chicago, will start pre-construction work in April 2021.  You can learn more about the proposed design on the official Obama Foundation website here.  The Obama Presidential Center was initially proposed in 2016 with its current form and location.  Jackson Park already houses the Museum of Science and Industry and a golf course along as well as its own historical significance.  Consequently, the proposal has been subject to a federal review since November 2017.  Now the review is complete, preliminary work will take place in April 2021 with the actual construction to commence in the Fall.  Ann-Marie Cahill  https://bookriot.com/obama-presidential-center/  

When James Murray wrote the definition for behove what was then The New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (only much later the Oxford English Dictionary) he described it as “mainly a literary word”.  Some modern stylists have called it archaic or a fossil, but it’s some way from that, though almost always in writing and very rarely in the spoken language.  It is a little better known in the US, where the behoove spelling is standard.  The origin is Old English behōfian, from bihōf, utility, whose adjective is bihóflíc, useful or necessary.  The main sense of the verb was need or necessity.  It’s one of those few expressions in modern English that is almost always impersonal. The empty agent it is usually in charge of the verb.  Behove can also appear with negative sense, for which a common marker word in the UK is ill.  Ill behoves implies acting inappropriately or improperly.  Americans use this form only rarely, but use behoove with a wider range of modifying words, such as would, might and certainly.  https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-beh1.htm   

Three Designers Who Helped Light the Way for Women in Architecture--a look at the careers of Helen Liu Fong, Annie Graham Rockfellow, and Norma Merrick Sklarek.  Read extensive article and see pictures at https://savingplaces.org/stories/three-designers-who-helped-light-the-way-for-women-in-architecture#.YBlKtuhKiUk   

Baked Boston Scrod recipe http://www.dvo.com/recipe_pages/best-of-best-from-northeast/Baked_Boston_Scrod.php   

The National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY will celebrate the inclusion of extraordinary women into the Hall at the biennial in-person induction ceremony on October 2, 2021 at the NWHF’s new home, the recently revitalized 1844 Seneca Knitting Mill building.  The NWHF is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in New York State and will plan carefully to ensure that the in-person portion of Induction Weekend is safe for all attendees.  In addition, the NWHF will host a live virtual streaming of the ceremony, which will be free to the public.  Ticket sales will open in April or May 2021 when there is a better understanding of safety protocols for in-person events.  Registration for the virtual livestream of the Induction Ceremony will become available as the event gets closer.  Read about and see pictures of the nine honorees at https://www.womenofthehall.org/nwhfinduction/2021induction/   

bibelot (plural bibelots)  noun  A bauble, knickknack or trinket. quotations ▼ A miniature book of an elegant design.  From an onomatopoeic root bib-.  Compare English bauble and Old French baubel.  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bibelot   

March 29, 2021  Last week, the Louvre launched a new website where digitized, high-resolution versions of more than 482,000 artworks can be viewed—including many that are in storage.  That’s 75 percent of the Louvre’s entire collection, per a representative from the museum.  A host of details accompanies each listing:  materials and techniques, date and place of production, and object history, as well as an interactive map.  https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louvre-just-put-75-percent-collection-online-newly-launched-database-1955448   

How To Make Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs by Sara Kate Gillingham 

Per cup of water use the following: 1 cup chopped purple cabbage = blue on white eggs, green on brown eggs

1 cup red onion skins = lavender or red eggs

1 cup yellow onion skins = orange on white eggs, rusty red on brown eggs

1 cup shredded beets = pink on white eggs, maroon on brown eggs

2 tablespoons ground turmeric = yellow eggs

1 bag Red Zinger tea = lavender eggs

Add one tablespoon white vinegar to every cup of strained dye liquid.

For every dozen eggs, plan on using at least four cups of dye liquid.  https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-vibrant-naturally-dyed-easter-eggs-holiday-projects-from-the-kitchn-112957   

A piece of celestial good luck likely made it easier for engineers to successfully refloat the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week.  The March 28, 2021 so-called full "Worm moon" led to a high spring tide--about 18 inches (46 centimeters) above normal--on March 29, which eased the process of straightening out and dislodging the ship, according to NASA.  Traffic resumed in both directions of the Suez Canal on March 29 after tug boats spent several hours working to free the bow of the Ever Given container ship after dislodging the stern earlier in the day.  The successful refloating was met with triumph and relief, as hundreds of vessels that have been trapped in the pivotal shipping lane since March 23 prepare to restart their journeys.  Katie Hunt  https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/world/worm-moon-spring-tide-suez-canal-container-ship-scn/index.html   Suez Canal Opens, but Shipping Will Be Snarled for Months  Wall Street Journal, p. A1  March 31, 2021   

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