It's 20 years of #IndieBookshopWeek! 📚 Bookshops play an important role in their communities. They're champions of children's reading choices and encourage children across the UK and Ireland to read for fun. ✨ Celebrate your local bookshop today! 📖

Competitions alert! We’ve got some FANTASTIC competitions on our website. Enter now for your chance to win one of these prizes 🌟 https://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/

It’s #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Help your little ones discover why bees matter with the story of Bee and Me by Alison Jay published by Old Barn Books - https://www.worldbookday.com/book-types/read-along-video/ Download our activity pack to support reading together with your little ones.

We're thrilled to share the winners of this year's @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social Design a National Book Token competition! 🎉🎨 The theme for 2026, the National Year of Reading, was 'Go All In' 🤩 Congratulations to Esmé, age 11, who won the top prize! www.nationalbooktokens.com/world-book-d...

Get your paws on one of our official World Book Day keyrings 🐾 Every purchase supports the work of our charity, helping to promote reading and champion reading for children across the UK. Created by our partners Pawprint Family https://pawprintfamily.com/world-book-day/

Win the books shortlisted for the 2026 CLiPPA! The CLiPPA is the UK’s leading award for published poetry for children, each year highlighting the best new poetry collections for children. Find out how to enter - https://ow.ly/LPZL50YOyAg The competition closing date is Tuesday 26 May 2026.

Celebrate the fun of reading with our official World Book Day keyrings! Every purchase supports the work of our charity, helping to promote reading and champion reading for children across the UK. Created by our partners, Pawprint Family 🐾 Order yours now - https://ow.ly/U7t450YOArO

The World Book Night #ReadingHour is today! Take some time this evening between 7- 8pm to get stuck into a good story. This National Year of Reading, share the love of reading with your friends and invite them to join in the Reading Hour. https://worldbooknight.org/ #WorldBookNight #GoAllIn2026

Assembly ideas, collector cards & more! Jigsaw Education Group's brilliant reading for fun resources help schools with book swaps, creating fun, inclusive reading experiences for every child. Discover Jigsaw’s resources on our website - https://www.worldbookday.com/partners/jigsaw-education/

Give your pupils the chance to imagine their dream school library! The winning school will receive £250 in National Book Tokens for their library. https://jigsaweducationgroup.com/wbd-competition-26/

We always welcome your feedback! 💫📚 Tell us what you think about World Book Day 2026 in our short survey. https://www.worldbookday.com/news/world-book-day-2026-share-your-feedback-with-us/

Unicorn Academy fans sprinkle your style with some unicorn magic! Shop our exclusive range of clothing and accessories. https://worldbookdayshop.com/collection/unicorn-academy/ Every purchase helps support our work inspiring children to read for fun. © & TM Spin Master Ltd. All rights reserved.

Free delivery weekend at the World Book Day shop from Friday 3rd - Monday 6th April. Featuring a range of t-shirts, hoodies and accessories from great brands, authors and illustrators. Every purchase helps our charity's mission to encourage children to read for fun. https://worldbookdayshop.com/

We always welcome your feedback! 💫📚 Tell us what you think about World Book Day 2026 in our short survey. https://www.worldbookday.com/news/world-book-day-2026-share-your-feedback-with-us/

If you fundraised for World Book Day you can easily pay your funds and download your certificate. Thank you for help us reach more children with the work we do ✨ https://www.worldbookday.com/donate/

Competitions Alert! We’ve got some BRILLIANT competitions on our website. Enter now for your chance to win one of these prizes 🌟 https://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/

Why are National Book Tokens perfect for young readers? 📚️ Our friends at @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social say that having a choice in what to read – and trusted help to find a book – are key to helping children enjoy reading. 🥳 buff.ly/neuuC6M

Bring the fun of reading to life with Take the Quiz, an interactive way for students to engage with this year's books. These bite-sized Accelerated Reader-style quizzes are the perfect way to find out about each £1/€1.50 book and mark Accelerated Reader turning 40. https://www.takethequiz.co.uk/

Watch our 2026 £1/€1.50 authors and illustrators video series, in partnership with Authorfy! They share their favourite children’s books, their favourite places to read, and top tips for making reading even more fun. ✨ https://ow.ly/7GG450Yog93

Did you know that World Book Day £1/€1.50 books are available in braille, large print and audio? Find out how you can access them from our partners here - https://ow.ly/qRwC50Yfb4g

Last chance to enter! We’ve teamed up with Yoto, our official audio partner to bring you some amazing goodies in celebration of World Book Day. Enter below to be in with a chance! T&C’s apply - find these on our website. https://www.worldbookday.com/yoto-competition/

Download our £1/€1.50 activity pack sheets, featuring activities and book recommendations. 📚 Our supporting activities were created in partnership with Coram Beanstalk and My Kind of Book to explore stories in playful, accessible ways. Discover them all on our website - https://ow.ly/ZTos50YnmqR

No better day to sign books than #WorldBookDay and author @kmoranwrites.bsky.social stopped by @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social to sign copies of his debut ‘The Doomsday Club’ and his WBD book ‘The Doomsday Club: Shape-Shifters’ ⚡️ @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social

You can find signed copies of @kmoranwrites.bsky.social’s #WorldBookDay book at Easons bookstores in O’Connell Street, Nassau Street and Stephen’s Green - don’t miss out 📚 @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social

We ❤️ bookshops: where imagination can take flight 🚀 This World Book Day, we're thrilled to discuss the magic of bookshops with Hugh Bonneville, star of Paddington and author of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room! 🐘📕✨ @pgwells.bsky.social @hungerfordbookshop.bsky.social #BackstoryBooks

What an AMAZING World Book Day we had in Liverpool today at their flagship event. I did drawalongs for kids, adults, even the mayor, signed a load of books for some amazingly dressed kids, and got to hang out with some of the nicest authors on earth. Thank you so much @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 🥳

🥳 HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! I was lucky enough to chat to Sara Cox for the latest episode of Radio 2 Book Club, where we talked about all things WBD and Bunny Vs Monkey! You can listen to it on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social

We are delighted that The Big Bang! is available in British Sign Language, created in partnership with DK and Royal Association for Deaf people. Access this on our website or on our YouTube channel- https://www.worldbookday.com/books/the-big-bang/

Happy World Book Day! Today is all about inspiring children and young people to see reading differently, because reading for fun seriously improves lives. #WorldBookDay #GoAllIn #NationalYearOfReading2026 #WorldBookDay2026

🎉 The big day is here! 🎉 @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social has officially arrived, and we can’t wait to spend today celebrating the life-changing power of reading for fun 📚🥳 How are you celebrating World Book Day? 🙌