This term: World Book Day
Get ready to see Where’s Wally and Harry Potter at the school gates – March 2 is World Book Day
What is it?
The aim of World Book Day is simple – to get children not just reading, but enjoying it. It dates back to the ’90s and is celebrated in a hundred countries around the world. It’s also the perfect opportunity for the PTA to get in on the action.
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Books for all
The benefi ts of World Book Day extend far beyond the day itself – it gets children reading for pleasure and encourages them to talk about books with their friends. Often through dressing up, children are able to explore
new titles and authors they may not otherwise read. Reading for pleasure is so valuable, it’s been shown to be more important for a child’s educational success than their parents’ circumstances or income (OECD, 2002). For some children, it’s a chance to have something they’ve never had before – one in fi ve children receiving free school meals said the book they’d purchased with their World Book Day token was the fi rst one they’d ever owned (National Literacy Trust survey, 2021).
5 IDEAS FOR
Alternatives to fancy dress
story time, even older readers love curling up in bed with a book
children to decorate a potato as a literary character
recreate a favourite book cover, or design a new one
your imagination run wild with paints or coloured pens or pencils, as you bring your favourite character to life.
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Dress as a word – you can narrow this further if you like (for
instance, dressing as an adjective) or leave it as open as possible
Decorate a stick (left) – think of it like a mask but less restrictive, let
Decorate a plain white T-shirt – get the craft box out and
Dress a potato – rather than dressing up themselves, get
Sleepwear – it’s not just younger children who enjoy cosying up for
FUN RESOURCES
Be inspired by famous faces
●Marcus Rashford has been vocal about his love of reading – as well as penning his own books, he’s also started the Marcus Rashford Book Club
literacytrust.org.uk/resources/
marcus-rashford-book-club/ ●Michael Rosen and David Baddiel are among the children’s authors talking about their work on the Words For Life virtual school library
at
wordsforlife.org.uk ● The CBBC Book Club encourages readers to share their love of reading, as well as featuring content from authors including Jacqueline Wilson and Sophie Dahl. Visit bbc.
co.uk/cbbc/shows/cbbc-book-club ● Acclaimed children’s author David Walliams has a VIP Book Club at
worldofdavidwalliams.com, with competitions, videos and book news.
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