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World Book Day

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Running: Thursday, 1 Mar

What is World Book Day?

Every year parents and children have a chance to celebrate authors, illustrators, books and reading. Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration and marked in over 100 countries all over the world, this is it's 15th year. It’s all about getting kids closer to the books and authors they already love, and letting them discover more books and authors they’ll love every bit as much in the future.

What happens?

The National Book Tokens Ltd, publishers and booksellers have contributed to Book Day, making millions of vouchers available for children and young adults under 18yrs. The vouchers can be taken to a local bookseller and used to pick one of eight books. Or, they can be used to get £1 off any book or audio book costing over £2.99 at participating bookshops or book clubs.

The Biggest Book Show on Earth: An Online Event

On 1 Mar. log in to watch a selection of authors and illustrators, live online for the from the comfort of your computer screen! All you have to do is click here to register for free and find out more!

Nursery/Pre-School Event: 9.30-10am. Includes Lydia Monks, from What the Ladybird Heard, David Melling, author of Hugless Douglas and more.

Primary Event: 11am-12pm. With guest star Roald Dahl, joining Derek Landy, Steve Cole, Holyy Webb and others

This year's 8 selected books:

Magic Molly: The Clever Little Kitten Holly Webb Scholastic Molly loves animals and wants to be a vet when she grows up, just like her dad. As everyone says, she’s got the magic touch! Posy is a kitten who often gets her into scrapes. Molly decides to help Posy before she gets hurt again.
The What The Lady Bird Heard Song Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks Macmillan Children's Books Especially created for World Book Day 2012, this fun farmyard song is based on the hugely popular What the Ladybird Heard. With mooing and hissing and baaing and clucking, the farmyard is full of noise.
Winnie Flies Again Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul Oxford University Press Winnie the Witch loves travelling by broomstick. Sadly Winnie and Wilbur have a few mid-air crashes. Winnie waves her magic wand to turn her broomstick into a skateboard and even a bicycle, but the accidents still happen. Perhaps Winnie needs to look no further than the end of her nose for an answer to her problems?
Where's Wally Now? Martin Handford Walker Books Wally-Watchers, get ready to dive into the past – and maybe the future – on your search for Wally and his friends, Woof, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard and Odlaw.
Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake Puffin A jam-packed, fun-filled book of Roald Dahl facts. Packed with weird and wonderful facts (find out what the most expensive food in the world is, and how to cook savoury crocodile), plus jokes, quizzes and top tips, here is the stuff that every Roald Dahl fan should know.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Day of the Dreader Cressida Cowell Hodder Children's Books The Isle of Berk is being stalked by a deadly sea dragon called the BIG DREADER, fires are ravaging the forests and the Hairy Hooligans are trapped on the island without any food! All except Toothless who has found a stash of eggs that he plans to keep all to himself… But not if the BIG DREADER has anything to do with it!
Big Day Out Jacqueline Wilson Random House Children’s Books Enjoy four very special days out this World Book Day, in this collection of fun short stories from Jacqueline Wilson. From a trip to the country to a seaside outing and a funfair adventure, Big Day Out is a wonderful treat for dedicated fans of Jacqueline Wilson, and for readers who are discovering her for the very first time.
Skulduggery Pleasant: The End of the World Derek Landy Harper Collins The fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, guarantees humour, action and lots of thrills. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back and while they struggle to protect a known killer from an unstoppable assassin, Valkyrie is on a secret mission of her own.