Head to our book ideas hub
While you are at home, we’re here to help with fun ideas, crafty activities, and free booky resources you can all enjoy together. Featuring key World Book Day activitiesand resources as well as ideas from our literacy partners and all your favourite authors and illustrators, it’s a great opportunity to share stories and enjoy the magic of books. We’ll be updating our ideas hub over the coming weeks with new ideas to inspire all ages from mini bookworms to older readers.
Here are 5 to get you started:
- Get creative & make your favourite book characters using wooden spoons, potatoes or jam jars – check out our gallery for inspiration,
- Watch our author & illustrator masterclass videos complete with creative challenges to enjoy afterwards,
- #DrawwithRob – our wonderful World Book Day illustrator, Rob Biddulph, is running drawing sessions for something fun to do together (check out the latest videos) – you can even learn how to draw your very own World Book Day bookmark character!,
- Quiz o’clock! Why not set up your own quiz afternoon with our book quizzes for older and younger bookworms or play our bumper quiz online?
- Set up your own virtual book club – for older readers, why not choose one of the books on our POWER LIST to get you started and use our readalong guidelines to inspire you to make up your own questions and join in with friends?
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SHARE A MILLION STORIES UPDATE – A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who took part in our Share A Million Stories campaign for the month of World Book Day. Across the nation you shared a phenomenal 2.5 million stories. You are all amazing! With more time at home together in the coming weeks, we’re carrying on with our shared Reading Revolution and keeping the live total going! Make time in your home-school calendars to spend at least 10 minutes a day, every day sharing stories.
We always love to hear what you’re up to and how you’re sharing stories and enjoying books so please do get in touch on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Stay safe, well and healthy,
The World Book Day Team |
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Audiobooks for all
Snuggle up to listen to an audiobook together with our smorgasbord of awesome audiobooks to enjoy courtesy of the wonderful publishers we work with. From Elmer to The Jungle Book,there’s something for everyone. Why not create an audiobook equivalent of film night, complete with popcorn, PJs and pillows?
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Get creative & win
Grab your pens and pencils as you could win HUNDREDS of pounds (or Euros) worth of books with our National Book Tokens DESIGN A BOOK TOKEN competition. One lucky winner’s design will be made into a real-life National Book Tokens gift card, to be distributed across bookshops in time for Christmas. The competition closes this Friday so get drawing!
Download the template |
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Ideas for little bookworms
Little ones will love our fantastic new storybook videos and activities based on Tales from Acorn Wood by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo – a fantastic new way to learn and share stories. Or try one of our Early Years Activity Days based around 20 fabulous favourite picture books, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Oi Frog!, Supertato and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
Acorn Wood tales | Ideas for Under-5s |
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Fun from sunrise to sunset
We have a huge bank of free resourcesavailable so please check them out, if you haven’t already. All related to your favourite books, we have craft activities, games, discussion guides and more for every age. Our activity of the week is The Day The Crayons Quit activity guide. With ideas for creating a rainbow salad, writing your own letter to the crayons and colour mixing, it’ll keep you busy all day.
Download The Day The Crayons Quitactivity sheet |
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