World Book Day is about celebrating books and reading all year round. It’s never too early to encourage a love of reading - find activities and advice here to help you enjoy sharing stories together as a family, not just on World Book Day, but every day of the year.
Reading for pleasure
As a charity, our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. We want to see more children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them.
Six elements combine to create one reading superpower. These elements shape everything we do:
The activities, audiobooks, video stories and resources below are a great place to start encouraging reading for pleasure.
Share a Story Corner
Our Share a Story Corner videos and activities are perfect for enjoying stories together.
Sharing stories boosts creativity and imagination, improves wellbeing, is a positive experience for parents, carers, guardians, grandparents – everyone! – and is great fun!
Share a Story Corner Video StoriesWorld of Stories – free audiobooks
Enjoy our selection of FREE audiobooks on our World of Stories page. Audiobooks are a wonderful way for families to enjoy stories together, fostering a shared and enjoyable experience.
World of Stories
Not sure what to read?
Our reading recommendations are a great place to start!
We’re here to help you discover your next read and give ideas of what books are suitable and brilliant for each age and stage of reading.
Check out our competitions for your chance to win signed copies, book bundles, and more!
MC Grammar
MC Grammar is the creation of award-winning teacher and rapper Jacob Mitchell. Having struggled in school himself, the father of two credits his discovery of books as his turning point with education.
MC Grammar is a proud ambassador of World Book Day and says: “Mixing the power of music with the magic of books is the coolest combination and an incredible opportunity to get kids excited about books and reading.”
Enjoy MC Grammar’s songs and explore our pack which is full of ideas to explore all the songs and even write your own!
MC Grammar’s World Book Day songsOur mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.
By making a donation or raising funds for World Book Day, you can help us change lives through a love of books and reading.
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Shop to Support
Our brilliant partners are donating a percentage of their sales to support our charity. From sweatshirts and dresses to badges and jewellery, show off your love of reading and help change lives!
Shop to supportDressing up is an effective way to encourage children (particularly reluctant readers) to engage with reading. It can help children to express their personal reading choices and share reading recommendations. The most important thing is that it reflects your child’s choice of reading.
World Book Day and Oxford Children’s have worked with the 2024 £1/€1.50 publishers on dressing up templates and ideas to create low-cost costumes related to the 2024 £1/€1.50 books. These dressing up ideas can be adapted to suit your own interests all year round, not just on World Book Day!
