Welcome to the official World Book Day website for the UK and Ireland

World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland.

For those wishing to plan their activity early for next year, the date for World Book Day in the UK and Ireland will be Thursday 4th March 2010.

This site will be re-vamped for 2010 in September 2009. Please re-visit us then.

The redemption period of the WBD 2009 Book Tokens has now ended; please don't try to use any remaining Tokens.

The competitions have now closed. details of the winners will be posted as soon as they become available.

Pre-schools and Secondary Schools in the UK need to register to receive support material including the World Book Day £1 Book Tokens. UK Primary Schools and all Irish Schools on the DES database will automatically receive material.

The WBD Helpline is on 01634 729810 or wbd@education.co.uk.

If you would like to use the WBD logo or any text from this site to support your WBD related activity, please contact worldbookday@blueyonder.co.uk to obtain permission.

Commercial companies, major organisations and retailers should not exploit World Book Day or the logo without prior consultation with the charity. A contribution to the core fund of World Book Day will be sought.

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