Thank you for supporting us
You’re helping us bring the life-changing benefits of reading for fun to more children and young people.
We champion the fun of reading because it seriously improves lives.
Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational backgrounds or their income.
But here’s the challenge: It’s at an all-time low, with only 1 in 3 children now saying they enjoy reading. We believe children are more likely to read if they enjoy it, so we’re on a mission to encourage them to see reading as an entertaining, social and fun thing to do. We want more children to grow up with a lifelong, life-changing habit of reading for fun, and all the benefits this brings.
Make a donation
The quickest and most powerful way to help support children to find the fun in reading. Your gift brings books, fun resources and activities to more children and young people.
Your gift really does make a difference.
Read more about our charity’s impact.
£10 gives 10 children the opportunity to choose and own a book of their own.
£30 could help create free resources and activities to empower children to discover reading on their own terms.
£50 could help bring books and brilliant author events to children in communities with fewer opportunities.
Give every child a book of their own
Your donations help us get book tokens and books to children across the UK and Ireland. For 1 in 4 children receiving free school meals the World Book Day £1/€1.50 book is the first they have had of their own.
*2025 National Literacy Trust Annual Literacy Survey
Encourage more children to read for fun
By making books fun and accessible, we transform attitudes to reading encouraging more families, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to enjoy books together.
I’m an organisation that wants to support World Book Day
We work with a number of carefully chosen partners who share our belief in the power of reading for fun. If you’re a values-driven brand and want to help us reach more children, let’s talk.
FAQs
How is World Book Day funded?
World Book Day is funded by our sponsor National Book Tokens, a wide selection of publishers, and through other contributions, donations from a range of companies and fundraising.
Find out more about how the World Book Day £1/€1.50 token and £1/€1.50 books exchange works.
How do I fundraise for World Book Day?
There are lots of ways to give to World Book Day. If you have raised money for us, you can pay it in using any of the methods below:
Online
Donate online via our Just Giving page, through Supported Giving or by text:
Text WBD3 to 70711 to donate £3
Text WBD5 to 70711 to donate £5
Text WBD10 to 70711 to donate £10
Standard network rates apply.
By cheque
Please make cheques payable to World Book Day and send to:
World Book Day Ltd,
6 Bell Yard,
London WC2A 2JR.
Please include a note with your name and address so we know who to thank.
BACS transfer
Email us at hi@worldbookday.com with your contact details and we’ll be happy to help with providing payment details.