Children's Book Council of Iran

	International Conference on Book Therapy, (Iranian Selection) 11/9/2011 International Conference on Book Therapy, 9 February – 11 February, 2012, New Delhi (Iranian Selection) : 1. Akbarpour, Ahmad. Dokhtari Saket Ba Parandehaye Sholug (The Silent Girl with the Noisy Birds), illustrated by Maneli Manoochehri. Tehran: Elmi - Farhanghi, 1385/2006. 32pp. 8+ 2. Ahmadi, Ahmad Reza. Seh Goldan (Three Flower Pots), illustrated by Nazli Tahvili. Tehran: Kanoon, 1388/2009. 45pp. 10+ 3. Akbarpour, Ahmad. Shab Be Kheyr Farmandeh (Good Night Commander), illustrated by Morteza Zahedi. Tehran: CBC-UNICEF, 1383/2004. 24pp. 10+ 4. Akbarpour, Ahmad. Gul va docharkheh (The Giant and the Bicycle), illustrated by Rashin Kheyrieh. Tehran: Ofog/Fandog, 1388/2009. 28pp. 7+ 5. Akrami, Jamalodin. Rubahe Dom Borideh (The Fox with a Cut off Tail), illustrated by Ali Boozari. Tehran: Shabaviz, 1385/2006. 28pp. 6+ 6. Bamdad, Rayka. Sabzei dar Darune Man (The Green Inside Me), illustrated by Marjan Vafaiyan. Tehran: CBC-UNICEF, 1383/2004. 48pp. 9+ 7. Hadadi, Hoda. Do Doost (Two Friends), illustrated BY Hoda Hadadi. Tehran: Shabaviz, 1386/2007. 20pp. 8+ 8. Seyedabadi, Ali Asghar. Bozhaye Zahguleh Pa Koja Budand? (Where Were the Bell Legged Goats?), illustrated by Ali Reza Goldoozian. Tehran: Ofog/Fandog, 1388/2009. 28pp. 9+ 9. Seyedabadi, Ali Asghar. Khaleh Suskeh ba ki Ezdevaj Kard? (Whom did Auntie Cockroach Marry?), illustrated by Ali Reza Goldoozian. Tehran: Ofog/Fandog, 1388/2009. 28pp. 9+ 10. Seydabadi, Ali Asghar. Kherse Dana Chera Be In Ruz Oftadeh Bud? (Why did the Wise Bear End Up like This?), illustrated by Ali Reza Goldoozian. Tehran: Ofog/Fandog, 1388/2009. 28pp. 9+ 11. Seyedabadi, Ali Asghar. Rubah Gazaye Lak Lak Ra Che Juri Khord? (How did the Fox Eat at the Stork’s?), illustrated by Ali Reza Goldoozian. Tehran: Ofoq/Fandoq, 1388/2009. 28pp. 9+ 12. Seyedabadi, Ali Asghar. Kadu Qelqleh Zan Kay Bargashteh Bud? (When did the Rolling Pumpkin Return?), illustrated by Ali Reza Goldoozian. Tehran: Ofoq/Fandoq, 1388/2009. 28 pp. 9+ 13. Khalatbari, Farideh. Shahrzad, illustrated by farshid Shafii. Tehran: Shabaviz, 1384/2005. 16 pp. 9+ 14. Taqdis, Soosan. Sedaye Paye Bozghale-haye Sabz. (Hoof sound of the Little Green Goats), illustrated by Marjan Vafaiyan. Tehran: Shabaviz, 1385/2006. 20pp. 9+ 15. Kotobi, Soroor. Qatar Bazi (Train Game), illustrated by Ali Mafakheri. Tehran: Shabaviz, 1383/2004. 21pp. 5+
	Children’s Books Council of Iran’s Selection for IBBY Honour List 2012 11/9/2011 Children’s Books Council of Iran’s Selection for IBBY Honour List 2012 : Chashm Beheshti (Heaven Eyes), by David Almond. Translator: Nasrin Vakili. Tehran: Afrinegan, 2009. 263pp. Kherse Dana Chera Be In Ruz Oftadeh Bud? (Why did the Wise Bear End Up like This?), by Ali Asghar Seyedabadi. illustrator: Ali Reza Goldoozian. Tehran: Ofog/Fandog, 2009. 28pp. Tabaghe-ye haftom gharbi (Seventh Floor West). Author: Jamshid Khanian. Tehran: Ofog, 2009. 79pp.
	Patricia Aldana in Iran 28/8/2011 Patricia Aldana was born and brought up in Guatemala. She came to Canada in 1971, after attending university in the United States. Groundwood Books was founded by her in 1978. Groundwood's mandate was and has remained the publication of the highest quality Canadian children's books for all ages. Increasingly this has meant finding and developing authors from all of Canada's peoples from the first people to the latest arrivals. Established as a publisher in the United States in 1996, Groundwood also publishes a list of Spanish language books, Libros Tigrillo and is dedicated to bringing North American children the best books from around the world, especially those coming from outside the mainstream of world publishing. Patricia Aldana has been the publisher of Groundwood Books since its beginnings and the list is acknowledged to be a reflection of her discernment. Groundwood Books authors and illustrators have won an unprecedented 19 Governor General’s Awards, as well as numerous other Canadian and international awards. Groundwood is known in Canada and around the world as the publisher of the very best Canadian books for children and for its commitment to its authors and illustrators. As one of the early pioneers in the industry Groundwood helped to set a very high standard in Canadian children’s publishing. Aldana is active in Canadian and international organizations. She was President of IBBY (2006-2010), (International Board on Books for Young People an NGO comprised of reading promotion organizations from 73 countries), is now President of the IBBY Foundation (2010-) and Canada's representative to the Inter American Publishers Group. She was the founding president of the Canadian Coalition for School Libraries and the Organization of Ontario Publishers. She was president of the Association of Canadian Publishers for two year in the late seventies and on the founding board of the Canadian Children's Book Centre. She is Co-Chair of the National Reading Campaign (2009-). Aldana’s international work through IBBY has focused on bringing children and books together, especially in countries which have not had a reading tradition. She was a leader in establishing the IBBY Fund for Children in Crisis which is running projects in Lebanon, Gaza, and Colombia for children who have suffered extreme trauma due to war and civil disruption. In all these cases such children are using books to learn to speak about their experiences, to understand what has happened to them, and to find a way to move past the trauma. In the IBBY Yamada workshop program, publishing and reading promotion skills are being taught in workshops in countries around the world ranging from Mongolia, to Bolivia, to South Africa, to Uganda and Rwanda. Aldana has been invited to speak on children’s books in such countries as Singapore, Japan (at the National Diet Library), at the International Federation of Library Associations in Praetoria South Africa, as well as in Malaysia, Brazil, Cuba, Indonesia, and Colombia. Aldana was named to the Order of Canada in 2010. The Children's Book Council welcomes Patsy Aldana in Iran, through the various programs and trips that have been arranged for her from September 2 to 9 2011 we hope to hear about her worldwide experiences in the production and promtion of children's literature and to share some of our experiences with her. Please join us at any one of her talks."How is reading promoted? An international overwiew", on September 3rd from 16.00 to 18.00 at Khaneh Ketabdar....... "How does Groundwood create quality literature? Looking at criteria", on September 4th from 16.00 to 18.00 at Shorarye Ketabe Kudak..... "Children's literature in the world, concerns and aspirations", on September 9th from 16.30 to 18.30 at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon), Hejab Venue Conference Hall.