Create your own book character trump card game to explore favourite stories. Children and families can build their own deck, assign traits, and play together, comparing characters’ skills and having fun with reading.
Why it works
This resource encourages children to think about character traits and compare books in a playful way. It builds comprehension, recall, and discussion skills while making reading interactive. Playing multiple rounds reinforces memory and familiarity with characters.
Who is it for
- Families and carers
- Teachers
- Librarians
- Booksellers
- World Book Day partners
- Community groups
- Children’s activity providers
How to use it
Children choose their favourite book characters and use the templates to create personalised trump cards. They add a picture, select shared traits, give each character a score, and then build a deck to play a character-comparison game. The activity works well at home, in school, or in library groups, and encourages discussion about stories, personality traits, and what makes characters memorable.
Get started
Print the templates and create your first deck. Encourage children to invent new characters and traits to keep the game fresh. Play in small groups at home, school, or library settings.
Further Pawprint resources
This activity is one of several Pawprint resources that support reading for fun. Using the set together can help families, schools and groups build positive daily reading habits. The full set includes: