We love world book day at the national literacy trust. The aim of it is to celebrate authors, books, illustrators and of course reading. World book day is the biggest celebration of its kind. World book day, also known as world book and copyright day, or international day of the book, is an annual event organized by the united nations. The gorgeous range of booky characters that were created last year by our fab world book day illustrator, rob biddulph, were such a big hit that we thought it was only right to expand the gang. World book day on 5 march 2020 is all about celebrating the magic of books and reading. Thanks to national book tokens and lots of lovely book publishers and booksellers, world book day, in partnership with schools all over the country, distribute. World book day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. Amazon is offering nine free books to download to your kindle on world book day. World book day is a charity event held annually in the united kingdom and ireland on the first thursday in march. World book day takes place on thursday 6 march and we have a number of activities lined up for the children, which will take a little planning so lets make an early start. The annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading is one of our favourite days of the year.
Introducing a whole new gang of characters to join the family of world book day bookmarks, chosen by you. Welcome to world book day s world of stories, where you can bring story time to life with audiobooks of your favourite books for free young readers can hear their favourite tales, including the bolds by julian clary and the nothing to see here hotel by steven butler, older readers can discover fantastic books in the fiction category including a pinch of magic by michelle. The children will dress as a character from a favourite book so plenty of thinking and stitching to take place over midterm. With schools closed due to covid19 and families confined at home, books stimulate our minds and boost wellbeing. This april 23, world book day is being celebrated by millions of people and over 100 countries in lockdown.