Schools and Nurseries - World Book Day

Welcome to our schools and nurseries hub. We’ve put our ideas for celebrating World Book Day as well as resources for supporting reading for pleasure all year round in one handy place to help you find everything you need.

Check out our handy guide to explain how the £1/€1.50 book tokens work and how you can support children to choose a book of their own.

World Book Day Safeguarding Policy: If you have any queries about our policy, please email [email protected]

Fun activities for early years

Exciting primary resources

World Book Day in Ireland

World Book Day in Wales

Find your local Bookseller

Join our Book Club

Share video stories together

Reading lists for all ages

Change lives through reading

Whole school Reading for Pleasure initiatives

6 Reading for Pleasure Behaviours

All of our work is informed by evidence about what supports reading for pleasure – we have identified 6 behaviours that when done in combination, support children to develop this habit. Read Our Approach.