World Book Day exhibition at the Houses of Parliament

World Book Day exhibition at the Houses of Parliament

22 Feb

To the Upper Waiting Hall in the Houses of Parliament last night for the Opening Ceremony of the World Book Day exhibition. We have been in touch with MPs to encourage them to take part in World Book Day activities in their constituencies - and were also offering the chance for one MP to win £1,000 of children’s books to donate to an organisation of their choice, sponsored by Scholastic Clubs and Fairs. We were also delighted to welcome authors Francesca Simon and Cressida Cowell. A good night was had by all with MPs promising to spread the World Book Day word!

Top left: Francesca Simon, Ed Vaisey (Minister for Culture), Kirsten Grant, World Book Day, Tristram Hunt MP and Joanna Prior, World Book Day.

Below: our exhibition of brilliant children’s books.

World Book Day

World Book Day is the biggest celebration of its kind, anywhere. Millions and millions of book vouchers given out, great free books for kids, excitement everywhere (on blogs, in newspapers, on TV and in schools, libraries and, of course, bookshops), people coming together (including lots and lots of young readers) in a big, loud, happy celebration of reading. And we really do want you to help make this March 7th 2013 the best World Book Day ever.

This is our website and we think it’s swell, but this isn’t World Book Day’s only home on the web, oh no! In fact you can find us on Twitter, too! And Facebook! And on YouTube! And you should, because we’d like to tweet with you, and book your face and then show it videos and all sorts of exciting things!

Websites are great aren’t they? Especially websites about things like reading. And celebrations of reading. And great big celebrations of reading with millions and millions of vouchers for free books going out to kids. But you know what’s even better than websites about great big celebrations of reading with millions of millions of vouchers for free books going out to kids? Reading. So once you’ve finished on this website why not go and read a book, even if only for a little while.