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World Book Day

5th March 2026

Only

days to go!

About World Book Day

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We help every child own a book

We give every young person in the UK and Ireland a book token so they can choose their own book for free.

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We make reading fun for everyone

Our free activities, dressing up ideas, video stories and brilliant £1/€1.50 books make reading feel like play, not homework.

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We’re here to inspire

From classroom packs to low-cost dressing-up ideas, we’re a source of free ideas to get kids excited about reading.

Our charity’s impact

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million

books gifted to children every year

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million

tokens distributed across UK & Ireland

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thousand

books distributed to children in communities

Read our Impact Report

Tailored activities and tools to help you support children to find the fun in reading.

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For Families

Find £1/€1.50 book tokens, low-cost costume ideas, and fun ways to get your child reading at home. Everything you need to take part, even if it’s your first World Book Day.

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For Educators

Access early year ideas, assembly guides, activity packs, and ideas for whole-school celebrations. All designed to support reading for fun.

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For Booksellers

Explore this year’s £1/€1.50 books, order your display materials for World Book Day 2026 and start planning your celebrations.

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For Public Librarians

Get posters, display ideas, celebration toolkits, and support for running World Book Day in your library or community space.

What’s new, what’s fun, what’s free

There’s always something happening – downloads, prizes, reading ideas, and £1/€1.50 book updates.

Fun video stories

Watch short video stories with favourite characters and tips for reading together.

Watch video

Elmer

The story is about an elephant, Elmer, who is born unlike other elephants; he is patchwork coloured.

Watch video

Tales from Acorn Wood: Postman Bear

Join Bear and his friends for lots of fun in Acorn Wood with this bestselling story from the Tales from Acorn Wood series.

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Free audiobooks

Try our new audiobooks for all ages. Great for families or solo story time.

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