It’s World Book Day, when children all over the world celebrate books and reading, and it’s no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands, as schools encourage pupils and students to dress up as their favourite storybook characters to mark the annual special day.
Not sure what to do? Don’t worry. Here’s more about World Book Day and how to take part!
World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.
This is the 20th year there’s been a World Book Day, and on 2nd March 2017 children of all ages will come together to appreciate reading. Very loudly and very happily.
The main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own.
Thanks to the generosity of National Book Tokens Ltd, publishers and booksellers, National Book Day organisers can send millions of book vouchers to children and young people (some 15 million, in fact: that’s one for nearly every child aged under eighteen in the country).
Then they can take their voucher to a local bookseller and can use it to pick one of ten exclusive, new and completely free books. Or, if they’d rather, they can use it to get £1 off any book or audio book costing over £2.99 at a participating bookshop or book club.
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Looking for costume ideas for World Book Day so you can bring your favourite book characters to life and fundraise at the same time!
Charity Book Aid International have made one of your favourite World Book Day activities even easier for you, with their budget-beating ideas to make full costumes or simple props for loads of amazing characters – all from inexpensive items or things you already have at home.
Donate £1 to dress up and you can help change lives at the same time. See the full range of step-by-step character idea sheets and videos and find out more here.
For templates and resources to help you create fun costumes – including Dennis the Menace, Gangsta Granny, Horrid Henry, The Cat in the Hat and more – click here.
It’s all about getting kids closer to the books and authors they already love, and letting them discover more books and authors they’ll love every bit as much in the future.
There are downloadable resource packs on the official World Book Day website, which is full of exciting and fun resources based on favourite books, brands, characters and authors.
To find out more about World Book Day in the UK, visit: www.worldbookday.com
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My wife is celebrating World Book Day by going to school as "Mrs Wobble"