A free community event whereby we will be running crafts for children (book-themed of course), a mini-beast experience, tai chi taster sessions, facepainting and plenty of competitions. Of course, our local library will be there to sign you up and show you all they have to offer and we’ll have a Willy Wonka themed tuck shop to keep your sugar levels high!

All you need to do to enter is buy a book from us (the £1 World Book Day books are included in this) and pick up the design sheet from one of our booksellers. Then, follow the prompt and get creative! Bring your cover back to us by March 27th with your name, age and contact details on the back, and we will display it ready to be judged! Our special guest judge Hannah Gold, author of Bestselling “The Last Bear,” will then choose a winner and two runners up to win some bookish goodies from us!!

Join us for a day of craft activities, storytelling and live illustration to celebrate our 10 Stories to Make a Difference. Perfect for ages 5+. Dates & Times: Tuesday 15 February 10.30am and 1.30pm Approximate run time: 120 minutes Children can make their own Wish Birds, inspired by Sita Brahmachari's uplifting book Swallow's Kiss. And there will be storytelling from Eleanor Cullen's hilarious A Match for a Mermaid and Krista Lambert's heart-warming Indigo Takes Flight. Plus a poetry workshop from Jay Hulme, author of Here Be Monsters. Expect singing, performances, live drawings and more.

We always feature a window display to highlight world book Day, we are a charity and our Carterton shop in Oxfordshire know how much our customers, especially the younger ones love to read. We take pride in our selection of pre loved books and we know many people can't afford to by new. We run our window event from the 15th of February through to world book Day.

An online virtual event over three weeks starting on Monday 28 February through to Sunday 20 March where Authors from all over the world showcase themselves and their books in my Jolly Mack's Bookshop Facebook Group (www.facebook.com/groups/JollyMacks) for one Takeover Day each. An incredible way to introduce everyone to wonderful new books in tribute to World Book Day.

We want to see what book characters you are dressing as. Gather at Raunds library to start at 4pm to take part in the fashion show which is being overseen by 'Mary Poppins'. The best dressed will be awarded an anniversary badge. Activities based on the world's biggest bookworm, Matilda, will be available all afternoon

Artistik Storytime is a church run baby and toddler group operating every Thursday in Ivybridge. This year as World Book Day falls on a Thursday, you'll be with us on the day! We start every session with a shared book, followed by songs and games before moving into the main hall for a range of toys and crafts linked to the story. On Thursday 3rd March we will celebrate World Book Day with a classic story, The Three Little Pigs and celebrate the many wonderful books we enjoy together each week. Who's your favourite book character? Why not bring them with you or dress up as them?

As part of the celebrations to mark 25 years of World Book Day, Michael Morpurgo will be reading his £1 World Book Day book, Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns published by Harper Collins Children’s Books, to children on 3rd March. The event will be live-streamed and can be attended virtually, please visit here to book onto the event. We hope that children (and adults) from around the world will join us. The event will start at 2:30pm with some words from Michael himself, before he reads his new book at 3pm.

Come along after school to buy your World Book Day books and grab yourself a gorgeous cake from Two Grannies and a Griddle whilst you're here - yum!

Calling all London schools! Book a visit for your class to come and see us and our fabulous Childrens section here at Waterstones Gower Street. Browse our selection of the World Book Day Books for 2022, and ask for recommendations from our brilliant Booksellers. Students from your class can pick a copy of any of the below books for free, on presentation of a valid World Book Day Book Token 2022, or buy each one for £1. They can also ask our Booksellers for recommendations! To book a visit for a class from your school, email on [email protected] or phone us on 02076361577.