World Book Day UK 📚
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📚 World Book Day® - Thursday 5 March 2026📚 World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
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✨ THE BIG REVEAL ✨ We are excited to share with you our brilliant 2026 £1/€1.50 books! Children can choose their own book from 12 February 2026, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token. 📚✨ Find out more on our website ➡️ https://t.co/UQxxWn6Sh4
#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun
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Public libraries 📢 Join us for our webinar on Monday, 15 December to hear all about our exciting World Book Day 2026 plans and get a chance to ask your questions. Sign up now - https://t.co/ujpwgX4KaB
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School library staff ⏰ Sign up for our webinar on Monday 8th December and hear about our exciting World Book Day plans! Register here - https://t.co/HME4Td0QiN
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Calling educators! ✨ Join us at our Educators webinar on Monday 15th December to hear about our exciting World Book Day 2026 plans, and how you can help make reading fun in your classroom. 📚 Sign up now - https://t.co/HhCuZ4jrSQ
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Competitions Alert! We’ve got some BRILLIANT competitions on our website. From book bundles to a chance to win signed copies, we've got some brilliant prizes for all ages 📖🌟 Enter now on our website https://t.co/OA4guMPebd
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We're thrilled to announce this year's Books Are My Bag #ReadersAwards winners: Congratulations to all the winners! Discover them at your local bookshop now. 📚🧡 #ChooseBookshops
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Attention teachers! 🚨 #BBC500Words closes for entries at 9pm tonight. Get your stories in now 👉 https://t.co/EUyY2PXR7Q For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to https://t.co/fu2wYHIzHF.
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Help discover the next generation of storytellers! Love reading stories? BBC 500 Words is looking for teachers, teaching assistants, SEND staff, and library staff to help read and judge stories written by children aged 5 – 11. This is a great opportunity to nurture creativity
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We’re excited to be partnering with @WorldBookDayUK on two #debates to give pupils a real say in how #WorldBookDay is celebrated 📚 @SSCCTY members can take part to the debate next week, and selected responses will feature in a follow-up debate on #WorldBookDay week in March!
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There's only ONE week left to submit stories to 500 Words! 📚 Find out more here 👉 https://t.co/2DztWC2HjF Competition closes 9pm Friday 7 November 2025. For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to https://t.co/fu2wYHIzHF.
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FINAL CALL 🔈 Booksellers now is the last chance to register to receive your £1/€1.50 book display units and posters for World Book Day 2026. Order before the 31 October. https://t.co/gVj6zQN0aX
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⚠️Registration for public libraries closes shortly! Order your posters ready for the World Book Day 2026 celebrations. Register on our website by 31 October - https://t.co/uW8Zb86gqb
#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun
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With the clocks changing, it means an extra hour to slow down and get cosy. Enjoy a gentle read-along of Tales from Acorn Wood – perfect for feeling autumnal. Discover our video stories here - https://t.co/wXHgvzPknT
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Calling all home educators and childminders! 📚 Sign up for our newsletter to receive your digital token token and information pack in January 🎊📖 ➡️ https://t.co/5bsulM09Xl
#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun
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Competition time! We’ve got some seriously exciting prizes up for grabs over on our website - book bundles, signed copies, and more. There is something for all ages. Enter our competitions here- https://t.co/OA4guMPebd
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Next year we will be Going All In! At World Book Day we champion reading for fun. Children’s choice is at the heart of what we do. We are excited to be a partner of the National Year of Reading 2026! A campaign on a mission to encourage everyone to dive in to the things they
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There's still time for your class to submit their stories into #BBC500Words! 📚 Stories need to be 500 words or LESS, which is perfect for reluctant writers to give it a go 📝 Find out more here 👉 https://t.co/i3Ti5Nv1Aq
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Ready, set, write 💫 For children aged 5-11, it's the UK's largest children's writing competition which encourages children to write the story they want to read.📚 Competition closes 9pm on Friday 7 November 2025. For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and
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Booksellers - your POS registration deadline is coming soon!⏰ Register now to receive your £1/€1.50 book display units and posters for World Book Day 2026. And if you're ordering the £1/€.1.50 books contact your suppliers before the 31 October to get your order in 📚
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Happy #BookshopDay! 🎉 Bookshops are brilliant places to get reading recommendations and give children choice in what they read. Here are a few ways you can celebrate and support your local bookshop: 📚 Pay a visit to your local bookshop 📚 Attend a bookshop event 📚 Follow
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Chosen by bookshops, we're delighted to reveal the Books Are My Bag #ReadersAwards shortlist, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Huge congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, and publishers! 🎉 Click the 🔗 in our bio to vote for your favourite books. #ChooseBookshops
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