World Book Day Wales

To find out more about World Book Day celebrations in Wales, click here

Celebrity Support

International rugby players George North and Rhys Priestland are featured on the 2012 posters. This year, the posters carry Quick Response codes – mobile phone readable barcodes that link to information about the featured titles on www.gwales.com.

Off We Go! Pack – Free Classroom Resource

This pack introduces a variety of reading materials on the theme of travel to KS2 pupils, but it could also be used in Year 7, or for transitional purposes between primary and secondary schools. The pack includes a handbook for teachers, 15 copies of the pupil’s booklet and a CD. For further details, contact delyth.humphreys@wbc.org.uk.

Give a Book to Celebrate World Book Day on Saint David’s Day 2012

Great books at fantastic prices will be available at bookshops throughout Wales between 13 February and 3 March 2012! View the offers here.

Free Bilingual Resources

Bilingual (Welsh/English) World Book Day posters and the Quick Reads 2012 magazine and posters are available free of charge. For further details, contact delyth.humphreys@wbc.org.uk.

World Book Day Story Animation Competition

The winners of the competition were: Reuben Wallace, Cross Ash Primary School, Abergavenny, and Elin Sian Hughes, Ysgol y Gader, Dolgellau. Professional animators, Turnip Starfish, will hold workshops at both schools in order to produce two short animated films based on the winning stories. Visit World Book Day to view the film clips.

Press and Media

Media queries in Wales should be addressed to Medi Jones-Jackson, Francis Balsom Associates

Tel: 01970 636407

Email: medi@fbagroup.co.uk

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 1st 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.