World Book Day 2023
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The date for the 26th World Book Day in 2023 will be 2nd March 2023.
The aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing every primary age child with the opportunity to have a book of their own.
Each year a collection of books priced at just £1 are published to encourage children of all ages to get reading and have a book of their own. Children in primary schools across the UK are then given a £1 or (€1.5 in Ireland) book voucher to buy one of the £1 books, or to put towards the cost of any other book.
This year World Book Day have produced a video to introduce this years amazing collection of books.
World Book Day £1/ €1.5 Books 2023
These books will be published on 16th February 2023
FOR BEGINNING READERS
- Lifesize Creepy Crawlies, by Sophy Henn
- Billy’s Bravery, by Tom Percival
- Bedtime for the Burpee Bears, by Joe Wicks, co-written with Vivian French, illustrated by Paul Howard
EARLY READERS
- You Choose Your Adventure by Pippa Goodhart, illustrated by Nick Sharratt
- Marvel Spider-Man the Amazing Pocket Guide, by Catherine Saunders
- Dave Pigeon: Bookshop Mayhem, by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey
FLUENT READERS
- The Boy with Wings: Attack of the Rampaging Robot, by Lenny Henry, illustrated by Keenon Ferrell
- A Dragon Realm Adventure, by Katie & Kevin Tsang
- Kay’s Brilliant Brains by Adam Kay, illustrated by Henry Paker
- Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Adventure in the Floating Mountains, by L. D Lapinski
INDEPENDENT READERS
- Boot It! by A. M. Dassu
- Being An Ally: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again, edited by Sharkirah Bourne and Dana Alison Levy
WALES ONLY
- Cyw by Anni Llyn
IRELAND ONLY
- Hazel Tree Farm: One Stormy Night, by Alma Jordan, illustrated by Margaret Suggs
- Rita agus an Dragún (Irish language title), by Máire Zepf, illustrated by Mr Ando (Andrew Whitson)
Children will be given a £1 book token, via their school or nursery, which they can exchange for one of the World Book Day £1 vouchers at participating bookshops.
Many major supermarkets in the UK, large bookshop chains and hundreds of independent booksellers are participating, so check out your local bookshop to see of you can use your voucher.
You can also find the World Book Day books at Amazon.co.uk, however the vouchers cannot be used online.
How Is World Book Day Celebrated?
Most schools in the UK take part by holding lots of fun literary themed activities and encourage children to dress up as characters from their favourite book.
Here are some easy World Book Day costume ideas for costumes that you put together at home.
World Book Day was created to encourage children all around the world to get reading. The campaign has expanded it's reach in recent years from it's focus on younger children to include young adults and adults who struggle with literacy issues.
For more exciting educational book-themed activities visit the World Book Day Website which includes games, apps and activies for World Book Day books as well as information about WBD events in your area.
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