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Check back on 16 September to see our brilliant selection of £1/€1.50 books for 2026!

Our selection of £1/€1.50 books for 2025 were a hit with children and we can’t wait to share the 2026 list with you. All will be revealed on the 16 September.

  • The Magic Balloon
    The Magic Balloon £1 book cover

    The Magic Balloon

    Written By Carl Anka

    Illustrated by Amanda Quartey

    Published by DK

  • Bluey’s Little Book
    Bluey's Little Book £1 book cover

    Bluey’s Little Book

    Written By Bluey

    Published by Ladybird

  • Who’s in Acorn Wood?
    Who's in Acorn Wood £1 book cover

    Who’s in Acorn Wood?

    Written By Julia Donaldson

    Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

    Published by Macmillan Children’s Books

  • Barbara’s Very Useful Guide to Moods
    Barbara's Very Useful Guide to Moods £1 book cover

    Barbara’s Very Useful Guide to Moods

    Written By Nadia Shireen

    Published by Puffin

  • Ag Buzzáil sa Ghairdín
    Ag Buzzáil sa Ghairdín book cover

    Ag Buzzáil sa Ghairdín

    Written By Áine Ní Ghlinn

    Illustrated by Andrew Whitson

    Published by An tSnáthaid Mhór

  • The Adventures of Paddington: Farm Escape!

    The Adventures of Paddington: Farm Escape!

    Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books

  • Pokémon: The Epic Pocket Guide

    Pokémon: The Epic Pocket Guide

    Written By Pokémon

    Published by Farshore

  • All Poems Aloud

    All Poems Aloud

    Written By Joseph Coelho

    Illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett

    Published by Quarto (Wide Eyed Editions)

  • Fox & Son Tailers
    Fox & Son Tailers book cover

    Fox & Son Tailers

    Written By Paddy Donnelly

    Published by The O’Brien Press

  • LEGO® Our Amazing Universe

    LEGO® Our Amazing Universe

    Written By Jennifer Swanson & Arwen Hubbard

    Published by DK

  • The Soccer Diaries Rocky Takes the Lead

    The Soccer Diaries Rocky Takes the Lead

    Written By Tom Palmer

    Published by Rebellion Publishing

  • The Fart that Broke World Book Day

    The Fart that Broke World Book Day

    Written By Stephen Mangan

    Illustrated by Anita Mangan

    Published by Scholastic

  • The Wolf Trials: A Geomancer book

    The Wolf Trials: A Geomancer book

    Written By Kiran Millwood Hargrave

    Illustrated by Manuel Šumberac

    Published by Hachette Children’s Group

  • Gwyrdd ein Byd

    Gwyrdd ein Byd

    Written By Duncan Brown

    Illustrated by Helen Flook

    Published by RILY

  • This Story is a Lie
    This Story is a Lie book cover

    This Story is a Lie

    Written By Benjamin Dean

    Published by Simon & Schuster

Meet the authors and illustrators

Each £1/€1.50 book is created by top authors and illustrators exclusively for World Book Day!

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