Created in 1995, World Book Day aimed to promote a love of reading in children. While costumes have consistently featured, they’re undoubtedly now the main focus.

Bestselling author and WNDB spokeswoman Angie Thomas shares 10 recommendations to celebrate We Need Diverse Books day.

He said on Twitter: Happy World Book Day. I’m currently reading Brave New World for the first time. There’s probably a joke here about the state of the world and reading a dystopian novel.

World Book Day is all about celebrating the love of reading, whether that's bringing new readers to a page-turner that they'll be sitting up into the small hours of the morning reading or ...

World Book Day – those three words are "enough to make ... After all, the point of WBD is to "instil a love of reading in the next generation". That has "never been more critical", given that ...

Explore our collection of teaching resources for primary and secondary schools, perfect for inspiring your class with the joy of reading on World Book Day and with the wonder of stories during ...

Catherine Davidson, Acting Principal at Ballysillan Primary School and Nursery in Belfast, says there has been a "real buzz". "I know children reading books is at its lowest in 20 years and I'm not ...

So this World Book Day, I’m going to harp on again about the importance of the freedom to read, and keeping our schools free from book bans. If you care about books as much as I do (and why wouldn’t ...

In celebration of World Book Day, a scholar, Prof Bosede Adimula-Afolayan has sensitised students on the need of imbibing book reading culture early in life. Adimula-Afolayan who reviewed her book ...

World Book Day is an annual event that celebrates authors, illustrators and our favourite books and characters. Children in the UK attend school dressed as their favourite book characters.