Get Ready for World Book Day

World Book Day

4th March 2027

Only

279

days to go!

A collection of seven clothing items featuring whimsical illustrations, including rabbits, giraffes, and abstract designs, along with one beige tote bag and a teal backpack, all displayed on a black background.

Our World Book Day shop is open!

Featuring a range of high quality clothing and accessories made from the finest materials, our t-shirts, hoodies, bags and more are available in bright colours and a range of kids and adult sizes.

Proudly curated with the creativity and talent of amazing artists and illustrators including Anita Mangan, Paddy Donnelly, Sheena Dempsey, Emily Jones, Unicorn Academy, Roald Dahl Story Company, MC Grammar, and Pawprint Family.

Explore the World Book Day shop

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Go all in for World Book Day

World Book Day will be bigger and better than ever during the National Year of Reading, 2026. World Book Day is a proud delivery partner of National Year of Reading

Go All In – The National Year of Reading campaign to get more people reading, by bringing reading to where culture is.

If you’re into it, read into it.

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We help every child own a book

We give every young person in the UK and Ireland a book token so they can choose their own book for free.

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We make reading fun for everyone

We bring the fun of reading to children through our community activations and events.

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We’re here to inspire

From classroom packs to low-cost dressing-up ideas, we’re a source of free ideas to get kids excited about reading.

Our charity’s impact

3.2

million

books gifted to children every year

24

million

tokens distributed across UK & Ireland

400

thousand

books distributed to children through our community projects

Read our Impact Report

Tailored activities and tools to help you support children to find the fun in reading.

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For Families

Get cosy and read to each other, listen to audiobooks together, and find your family’s own special way to make reading fun!

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For Educators

Access early year ideas, activity packs and printable materials to support reading for fun all-year round.

Bunting with "World Book Day" text hangs above a shelf displaying children's books, including "Unicorn Diary," "One Big Family," and "The Big Bang."

For Booksellers

Find out all the information you need to start planning your celebrations for World Book Day 2027.

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For Public Librarians

Find all our resources and support to help you run World Book Day in your library or community space.

What’s new, what’s fun, what’s free

There’s always something to dive into – interactive activities, audiobooks, and other fun reading resources.

Fun video stories

Watch short video stories with favourite characters and tips for reading together.

Watch video

Elmer

The story is about an elephant, Elmer, who is born unlike other elephants; he is patchwork coloured.

Watch video

Tales from Acorn Wood: Postman Bear

Join Bear and his friends for lots of fun in Acorn Wood with this bestselling story from the Tales from Acorn Wood series.

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Free audiobooks

Try our new audiobooks for all ages. Great for families or solo story time.

Listen to a story

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World Book Day

4th March 2027

Our World Book Day shop is open!