Happy World Book Day

HappyWorld Book DayWhat is World Book Day? It is about celebratingbooks and reading all year round.Did you know thatReading for pleasure . . .Increasesa child’smentalhealthIncreasesyour child’slikelihood ofbeing successfulIncreasesyour child’sreadingskillsIs aboutreadingwhat youchooseReading forpleasure canlook like: Listening to an audiobookand available fromlibraries Reading on a device Reading the footballprogramme Reading a magazine ornewspaper Listening to someoneread aloud Reading manga orcomic stripssponsored byChanging lives through a love of books and shared reading.World Book Day is a registered charity sponsored by National Book Tokens

Choose a FREEWorld Book Day bookYour child should havereceived a token eitherin school or from oneof our partners.World Book Daysend 1 token tochildren via school You are a readerand this is your12 brilliantnew books or 1/ 1.50 off anotherof your choiceSwap me for a 1/ 1.50 bookfor FREEgFluentVALIDFROMWhichone will youchoose?Changing lives through a love of books and shared reading.Celebrate 25 years ofHarry Potter magicwith a family visit to London,including a trip to Warner Bros.Studio Tour London and theHarry Potter PhotographicExhibition and tickets for HarryPotter and the Cursed Child.PLUS lots of Harry Potter books andNational Book Tokens to be won.See overleaf to enterWorld Book Day is a charity sponsored by National Book Tokens.Child goesto bookshop The token allows you to receive a World Book Day 1 book for free, or get 1 off a full price title ( 1.50 off in Ireland) any full price book or audiobook(as long as the book or audiobook costs at least 2.99 (or 3.99 in Ireland).All you need is the token. The bookshop won’t ask you for any informationand there are no hidden costs. The World Book Day books are a gift tochildren and young people from booksellers and publishers.Beginninsponsored by17 Feb - 27 March 2022The 1 tokens and 1 books give all childrenand young people thechance to choose andown a book – for free.Bookshop gifts a 1 book in exchangefor 1 token Child choosesown bookYour local bookseller might be on a high street orcould be a supermarket. Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’sand Tesco all stock the 1 books. You can also findyour nearest bookseller at booksaremybag.comby selecting ‘World Book onlyYou might want to share the ‘Look Insides’ on each of the 1 book pages to help themchoose their book before you visit the shop.2

Helping your childread for pleasure6 ways to help your child develop a reading for pleasure habit123456Read to your child regularly – even when they can read for themselves.Help them have access to books at home (this is free if you join yourlocal library).Let them choose what they want to read in their spare time (don’t worryabout re-reading or children pickingMake reading time fun – find somewhere comfy for you both, do sillyvoices together, have a chat about the book.Find recommendations of books that meet your child’s interests – online,at a bookshop or in a library there are lots of ways to find reading inspirationMake time to read – it might be a set time every day to begin with.Here’s somethingfun to try sharethis illustrationwith your childYou could: Talk about what’s happeningand what the charactersmight be thinking or feeling. Have a conversation as twoof the characters. Think about situations in yourown lives it reminds you of. Point out things you findinteresting.If exploring the picture makes you curious for more, it’s from My Hair,by Hannah Lee, illustrated by World Book Day illustrator, Allen FatimaharanFor more ideas on how to share stories with your childvisit g-stories-together final.pdf3

World Book Day ChallengeHow many of these can you complete?Share a book,magazine, comicor audiobook witha family memberor friendTake aof your photoself readingyour favouritebookor record a 15secondreviewethingmosReadven ife otantbeforeyou wtidareyou’ve s too easy/’or if itr youoftludifficAsk someonfor a boo ekrecommendationListen to mysong and maybehave a go atcreating yourown songRead at theverysame time eekday for a we4hettisiVlibraryet wher eruodFinokselloblaocyour l swap youris andfortokena bookFind thecomfort mostableto read i placenaleave a b ndookthereRapyour favouritebook

Looking for moreReadingRecommendationsCatch up with some of theWorld Book Day funFind your next read.Enjoy our exciting online our eventsworldbookday.com/readingrecommendations/ or take part in a digitalauthor and illustrator masterclassworldbookday.com/events/From poetry to graphic novels, non-fiction tobooks to encourage empathy, there’s somethingfor World Book DayBook ClubShare a storycornerWatch a selection books brought to lifeDiscover exciting new books each monthwith the World Book Day Book Club.We’ve got a great mix of books for KS2 withexclusive author and illustrator videos, questionideas and even a snack suggestion - all you needto do is read the book and get chatting!With animated videos including Supertato by SueHendra and Paul Linnet, Ruby’s Worry by TomPercival and Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival. Youcan also enjoy the fun downloadable activitiesavailable for every hare-a-story-cornerAudiobooksWin!A brand-new selection of brilliantFREE audiobooks will be available forWorld Book Day 2022.Enter one of our competitions to winbrilliant book prizesworldbookday.com/competitionsAvailable from from18 February – 28 March 2022.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories5

What to READ if your child likes . . . We’ve worked with our friends at Wonderland Bookshop wonderlandbookshop.co.uk an independentspecialist children’s bookshop, have helped us come up with some easy read titles for children who love .Scary storiesHARPER COLLINSCHILDREN’S BOOKSWAL KER BOOKSCartoonsMysteriesFRANCES LINCOLN,AN IMPRINT OFQUARTOFootballFARSHOREHARPER COLLINSCHILDREN’S BOOKSFARSHOREWALKER BOOKSHACHETTECHILDREN’S GROUPBLOOMSBURYHACHETTECHILDREN’S GROUPWALKER BOOKSSCHOL ASTICSCHOLASTICFABER & FABERKNIGHTS OFDAVID FICKLINGMystery and mayhem for beginner to fluent readers.HACHETTECHILDREN’S GROUPPAN MACMILLANCHILDREN’S BOOKSBLOOMSBURYPICCADILLY PRESSHACHETTECHILDREN’S GROUPUSBORNEPUFFINFun books for emerging to fluent readers who love games, gaming and STEM!SIMON &SCHUSTERPUFFINSIMON &SCHUSTERKNIGHTS OFSCHOLASTICWALKER BOOKSF I R E F LY PRESSA selection of fiction and non-fiction football reads for beginner to fluent readers.FRANCES LINCOLN,AN IMPRINT OFQUARTONOSY CROWSWEET CHERRYPUBLISHINGHASHTAG PRESSPAN MACMILLANCHILDREN’S BOOKSHACHETTECHILDREN’S GROUPChanging lives through a love of books and shared reading.World Book Day is a charity sponsored by National Book Tokens.PAN MACMILLANCHILDREN’S BOOKSWe have been able to complete this work with support from The Charity ofSir Richard Whittington, a charity associated with the Mercers’ Company.GamingPAN MACMILLANCHILDREN’S BOOKSA selection of comic books and graphic novels for beginner to fluent readers.FARSHOREPAN MACMILLANCHILDREN’S BOOKSGhost and horror stories for beginner to fluent readers.sponsored by

Scary stories Ghost and horror stories for beginner to fluent readers. WALKER BOOKS PAN MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS HARPER COLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS FARSHORE WALKER BOOKS HACHETTE CHILDREN'S GROUP BLOOMSBURY Cartoons A selection of comic books and graphic novels for beginner to fluent readers.