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Join us for our World Book Day 2025 – Live Lesson on Thursday 6 March, 11:00 on this page.

Please note that this lesson was published in March 2024 and we are no longer reviewing emails and messages from schools for inclusion in the lesson or on the page.

We were live to primary schools across the UK for World Book Day 2024!

What is World Book Day and when is it?

World Book Day took place on 7 March 2024 and is a worldwide celebration of books and reading. Designed in partnership with , this programme focuses on reading for pleasure for 7-11 year-olds.

What happens in the World Book Day Live Lesson?

Join hosts Maddie Moate and Joe Tasker, alongside a line-up of incredible authors including Alex Falase-Koya, space scientist Dr. Sheila Kanani, comedian and author Rosie Jones and official World Book Day illustrator Vivian Truong.

How to get involved:

Download resources to accompany the Live Lesson here:

We dive deep into fiction and non-fiction and explore different genres to help us design a pop-up library space where we can all come together to read.

World Book Day KS2 teaching resources

Curriculum links: English/Oracy/Language and Literacy for 7-11 year-olds.

• Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read.
• Extend the range of their reading and develop their own preferences.
• Appreciate that reading is unique to each person.
• Explore and enjoy the variety of types, genres and formats of available books.
• Create a collaborative space to share books, to develop a community of readers who exchange recommendations, insights and enjoyment of literature.

World Book Day resources

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