Itโs #WorldBookDay! We're celebrating 25 years of changing lives through a love of shared reading.๐
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World Book Day UK ๐
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๐ World Book Dayยฎ - Thursday 5 March 2026๐
World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
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- Happy #WorldBookDay! ๐๐๐ We can't wait to see how you are celebrating books & reading for pleasure with us today. Whether you're at home or at school, let us know what you're up to!
- How brilliant are the staff at Kings Cross station for doing THIS this morning? #BackToHogwarts #HarryPotter
- Happy #WorldBookDay everyone! ๐ Here's to a whole day dedicated to sharing stories and promoting reading for pleasure. Plus we need you all to help us reach our goal to SHARE A MILLION STORIES, so grab a book and let's get the nation reading together from breakfast to bedtime ๐
- In 1988 a little girl called Matilda brightened up our lives and taught a generation that being a book worm was pretty awesome. 30 years on, what do you think she would be doing now? Weโd love to hear what you think Matilda would be doing in her 30โs ๐ #Matilda30
00:00 - A huge THANK YOU to every school, library, teacher, parent or carer who has spent the day sharing stories and creating amazing memories for children this #WorldBookDay. We hope youโve had as much fun as the WBD Bookmarks have today ๐โค๏ธ๐๐ผ๐
00:00 - Phew, what a day! To all the bookworms & grownups who helped make #WorldBookDay happen.... Thank you โค๏ธ๐๐
- ๐HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY BOOKWORMS! ๐ Are we all ready for the BEST celebration of all things books and reading? From breakfast to bedtime, let us know how you'll be sharing a story today using the #ShareAStory & #WorldBookDay hashtags. ๐๐
- Spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference to their outcome and itโs fun for all involved. You can read together anywhere and everywhere, from breakfast to bedtime!
- Itโs #WorldBookDay! ๐ฅณ How are you celebrating? Let us know with the hashtag and stay tuned for loads of fun ๐๐ Here are our fantastic ยฃ1/โฌ1.50 authors and illustrators wishing you all a very Happy World Book Day: youtu.be/YtAJAMxz9nA
- HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! To make #WorldBookDay truly out of this world @esa astronaut @astro_timpeake has sent us this very special message. From breakfast to bedtime, letโs get the nation to #ShareAStory today ๐๐๐
00:00 - Meet the 13 brilliant 2019 ยฃ1 books and get ready to #shareastory on #WorldBookDay 2019 โ we canโt wait for 7 March!
- ๐ฃ Exciting news! This year the Official World Book Day bedtime story will be a reading of Roald Dahl's The Witches by none other than Stanley Tucci. Tune in to our Facebook page at 7pm GMT this Thursday 5th March, settle down to share an amazing story with us โจ
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