Celebrate the joy of reading for pleasure with this World Book Day 2026 Live Lesson and supporting teaching resources.

World Book Day, celebrated on Thursday, sees school children dress up as their favourite book characters, with schools also ...

Schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear pyjamas or dress as a word ...

In 2023, the National Literary Trust found that one in eight children aged eight to 18 who received free school meals said they did not even own a book. To celebrate World Book Day, every young ...

So this World Book Day, I’m going to harp on again about the importance of the freedom to read, and keeping our schools free from book bans. If you care about books as much as I do (and why wouldn’t ...

World Book Day, celebrated on Thursday, sees school children dress up as their favourite book characters, with schools also hosting other reading-themed events. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook , on X ...

Schools Celebrating World Book Day at schools across the North Coast Pupils dressed up as their favourite book characters while enjoying literacy workshops and fun reads. May 3, 2025.

I’ll be sending my kids to school in their uniform this World Book Day, you can judge but there’s a very good reason. Chelsea Leeland says she is sick of the 'yummy mummy' contest ...

Voices Let’s end the performative hell of compulsory World Book Day costumes. I’m not saying social media is fetishising the act of reading as a nostalgic, middle class pursuit regardless of ...

For years on World Book Day, children have turned up to class dressed as their favourite book characters. But this year, an entire school in Essex was transformed into the Hogwarts School of ...

Nikita Robinson invites the public to support local schools and homes for World Book Day 2025. A spokesperson said, “Evangelist Nikita Robinson of The Worship Room on Magic102.7FM is inviting ...

Schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear pyjamas or dress as a word to try and help reduce the costs for families.