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UNCOVERED: World book day | History Defined

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Dexter Sol Ansell Dressed Up As Egg For His School's World Book Day, And He Wins

He crushed it, though I expected nothing less.

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Extra stress or a bit of fun? Teachers and parents discuss World Book Day

As children dress up in UK and Ireland on Thursday, not everyone is on the same page over event’s pros and cons

The Guardian - UK

From thermal underwear to ‘hairy’ jam: World Book Day titles take over UK book chart

Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs Monkey: Total Chaos! was No 1 in the chart last week as the Top 10 was dominated by the charity’s discounted children’s reads ahead of annual event

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6 Books That Shaped Marie Claire UK's Editors, in Celebration of World Book Day

The reads that the team loved growing up

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Share your views: how do you feel about World Book Day?

Do you love it or is it time to put it quietly back on the shelf?

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England sidelining dressing-up for World Book Day, MPs hear

Literacy experts say move comes over cost concerns and fears costumes can detract from reading for pleasure

The Guardian - UK

Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘I wanted to write the book I wished I had when I was a child’

The deaf actress talks about the book she’s written for World Book Day, as the day’s director suggests how to make reading fun for children.

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Reading nook ideas to mark World Book Day

Book cases, shelf decor, stylish seating and reading lights enrich the world of fiction, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

The Independent UK

Wicked and Willy Wonka inspire 2025 World Book Day costumes

World Book Day, which was first celebrated in the UK in 1997, celebrates reading and books.

Evening Standard

All the books children can get for free with their £1 token this World Book Day

Every World Book Day children in primary schools across the UK can get a free book with their £1 token.

The National (Scotland)

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine dresses up as The Gruffalo for World Book Day

The 59-year old presenter took part in the fancy dress day to celebrate his favourite children’s book character.

Evening Standard

OPINION - World Book Day and the costumes from hell: why it's time we abolished this festival of stress

Is there any horror to compare with World Book Day horror? I’m over it all myself because my daughter is at secondary school and they don’t get you to dress up at The Very Hungry Caterpillar there.

Evening Standard

Voices: Let’s end the performative hell of compulsory World Book Day costumes

I’m not saying social media is fetishising the act of reading as a nostalgic, middle class pursuit regardless of the child’s actual interests, but what I am saying is there are an awful lot of Pippi Longstocking outfits on Instagram, writes Emma Kernahan

The Independent UK

World Book Day: Rochelle Humes and Coleen Rooney among celebrities whose children are dressing up

Never one to miss out on an opportunity to dress up, BGT judge Amanda Holden also got involved

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World Book Day: Why schools are asking pupils not to wear costumes of their favourite characters

Schools have adopted a more flexible approach in response to the cost-of-living crisis and the growing pressure on parents to create impressive costumes

Evening Standard

Parents ‘spending nearly £20 per child on costumes for World Book Day this year’

Families will spend £2 more on average per child on costumes for World Book Day than they did last year, a survey for Rakuten indicates.

The Guardian - UK

World Book Day: top tips for last-minute costumes

From Halloween-inspired Harry Potters to toilet roll-wrapped Mr Bumps, writers and booksellers share their ideas for kitting out your child for WBD at the 11th hour

The Independent UK

Stephen Mangan: Maybe middle aged panic is setting in, I’m clinging to whatever fitness I have

Ahead of World Book Day (March 6), Lauren Taylor speaks to the actor, comedian and writer about his relationship with books, running and fame.

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World Book Day: five unmissable Latin American classic novels

The Latin Times compiled a list of the most significant fiction books in Latin America

Evening Standard

Dame Jacqueline Wilson reads to zoo animals for World Book Day

The best-selling novelist introduces her books to some unusual audiences at Drusillas Zoo Park

The Guardian - UK

World Book Day finds children are put off reading for pleasure

Annual event to encourage young readers has revealed research finding that significant numbers feel discouraged from following their own tastes

The Guardian - UK

Tears, fancy-dress tyranny and tedious discourse: it can only be World Book Day

The pressure can be overwhelming – so I gave up on green eggs and ham and found a low-effort solution, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

World Book Day: cost of living pushes schools to ditch dress-up plans

Some schools report that the annual call for children to wear book-themed costumes has been dropped to avoid further stretching family budgets

Bangkok Post

Books and roses mark St Jordi day on Sunday

This Sunday is the day of Sant Jordi, the patron saint of Catalonia in Spain. On this day, people celebrate by exchanging books and roses. Sunday is also World Book Day as declared by Unesco in 1995.

Daily Record

WATCH: Wishaw kid gets message from Celtic captain after World Book Day costume tribute

He got the message and a signed shirt after his WBD costume of Callum McGregor complete with protective facemask

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