World Book Day 2023

Common costumes won by kids include Peter Rabbit, Sherlock Holmes, Alice (from Alice in Wonderland), Harry Potter, and many more. Most, if not all, schools ...

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Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation has formulated a partnership with 'MY Hospitals Charity', for the benefit of Pinderfields Hospital ahead of World ...

All support on this project is much appreciated and we can’t wait to see what gets brought in!” World Book Day is celebrated this year on Thursday 2nd March 2023. Once the collections have taken place, we will be handing all of the books over to MY Hospitals Charity with the support of the Wakefield Trinity First Team.

The deal to get children reading is back once again this year.

[booking](http://tiny.cc/09d4vz) is essential for the workshop. The token allows all children to pick up a free book from a pre selected group of publications or £1 off any book or audiobook in participating bookshops. This is ideal for 5-10 year olds and starts at 1:30pm on Saturday, March 4. A full list of participating bookshops is available from the These will be at Kenton Library, Denton Burn Library, Outer West Library at 3:45pm on Thursday, March 2 and Gosforth Library, East End Library, Newburn Library, Fenham Library at the same time on Friday, March 3. There will also be a creative workshop with illustrator Lucy Farfort at Newcastle’s City Library.

World Book Day has been celebrated for over 25 years by over 100 countries ever since it was first established on 23rd April 1995 by UNESCO. But how…

World Book Day has raised funds that have proved invaluable in providing children from all backgrounds reading opportunities. In addition, World Book Day supports modern authors, publishers and libraries by encouraging reading for people all around the world. World Book Day has been celebrated for over 25 years by over 100 countries ever since it was first established on 23rd April 1995 by UNESCO.

World Book Day is a great excuse for pupils and teachers to dress up, have fun - and celebrate a love of books.

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Depending on your school, some classes celebrate the day all week, rather than just on one day, so we want you to send us a photo of your costumes. Maybe it's ...

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Olympic Gold Medallist, Greg Rutherford reads from the 'World's loudest ever comic strip', which is part of a World Book Day edition of the Beano, as part of ...

- The BFG (The BFG by Roald Dahl) Celebrations also take place in the form of costumes or other activities, if you’re trying to organise a World Book Day event then download the free PDF of ideas from their Our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. We want to see more children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them.” - Dalmatian (The One Hundred and One Dalmations by Dodie Smith) - Gangsta Granny (Gangsta Granny by David Walliams)