It’s World Book
Day! Over 100 countries all over the world will come together today to
celebrate authors, illustrators, books and reading.
At the National
Literacy Trust, we’re marking World Book Day with a range of exciting
initiatives and events:
Young Readers enjoy
special events
Thousands of pupils
across the country are enjoying literacy-focused fun events on World Book
Day, as part of the Young Readers Programme. The events promote reading for
enjoyment by supporting children and young people to learn strategies for
choosing books they’ll enjoy and selecting a free book of their own to keep.
At Rotherhithe Primary School in London, where the Young Readers Programme is
funded by British Land, our ambassador Miles Jupp will join the school’s
special World Book Day event. Miles will chat to pupils about their favourite
books and read Revolting Rhymes to the children. Find out more about the Young
Readers Programme.
Premier League
Reading Stars and competition winners announced
We are delighted to
announce this year’s 20 Premier League Reading Stars on World Book Day, with
a line up including Hector Bellerin, Charlie Adam and Leighton Baines. To
support the innovative programme, which motivates children to enjoy reading,
the top footballers have each named their favourite adult and children’s
books. Today we have also revealed the lucky winners of a national Premier
League Reading Stars competition for schools participating in the programme.
The 20 winning pupils will be offered tickets for themselves and three of
their friends and family to attend a Premier League game this season. Find
out more in our press release.
Pupils in our
Bradford Hub on the right track to develop literacy skills
To celebrate World
Book Day in our National Literacy Trust Hub in Bradford, our partner Grand
Central Rail has transformed one of their carriages into an exciting hub of
literacy activity for 30 Year 5 pupils. After receiving books from the Lord
Mayor of Bradford, children will board the train and travel to and from
Doncaster. On board they will enjoy storytelling and creative writing
workshops led by local authors and take part in a competition inspired by the
stunning Yorkshire landscape. Read more about the activity in our Bradford
Hub.
New library opens
in Bradford
Our National
Literacy Trust Hub in Bradford has also donated more than 100 books to a new
community library that is opening today. As 60 children celebrate the opening
of the library in Idle, we have set up up a Skype session with one of our
Hub's international supporters. Tutu Dutta who lives in Malaysia will read
from her book, Phoenix Song and talk to the children about the importance of
storytelling.
Ox Tales winner
announced with feature in the Oxford Mail
Today we also
announced the winner of our competition for schools taking part in our
Oxfordshire Gaining Momentum programme. Ox Tales challenged pupils to write
about a place in the county that they feel strongly about. 678 entries were
received and Freya Lovstrom from Larkmead School was chosen as the winner.
Our media partner the Oxford Mail announced the winner in today’s paper,
which also included a pull out with the 40 shortlisted entries. Read
more on the Oxford Mail website.
Big Book Sales take
place across the country
We are delighted
that so many of our supporters and partners have chosen to raise money for
the National Literacy Trust by holding a Big Book Sale on World Book Day.
This includes lots of schools and Boots Opticians practices across the
country, who will be celebrating reading by sharing books they’ve enjoyed
with their peers and colleagues. Find
out more about holding a Big Book Sale.
Share
your World Book Day activities on Twitter with @Literacy_Trust and the hashtag
#WBD2016.