World Book Day 2024 will take place on Thursday 7 March 2024
It’s not too early to get planning for World Book Day 2024. Take a look at our 11 Last-Minute, Easy Costumes (using items you probably already have at home), a list of 50 Simple World Book Day Ideas for Schools, as well as this year's £1 books below. Plus there's a fantastic schedule of online events taking place this week over on the World Book Day website.
PICTURE BOOKS:
Elmer and the Patchwork Story 9781839134616 - David McKee - Andersen Press
Greg the Sausage Roll: Lunchbox Superhero 9780241672280 - Mark and Roxanne Hoyle - Puffin
Charlie McGrew & The Horse That He Drew 9780008653057 - Rob Biddulph - HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
EARLY:
Dinosaur Club: On the Trail of a T. rex 9780241669587 - Rex Stone - DK Children
InvestiGators: Hi-Rise Hijinks 9781035034871 - John Patrick Green, with Christopher Hastings and Pat Lewis - Macmillan Children's Books
Marv and the Ultimate Superpower 9780192794796 - Alex Falase-Koya - Oxford University Press
FLUENT:
Can You Get Jellyfish in Space? 9780241669839 - Dr Sheila Kanani and Liz Kay - Puffin
Loki: Tales of a Bad God 9781529519730 - Louie Stowell - Walker Books
Onyeka and the Secret Superhero 9781398528697 - Tolá Okogwu - Simon & Schuster Children's UK
The Amazing Edie Eckhart: The Friend Mission 9781444974584 - Rosie Jones - Hachette Children's Books
INDEPENDENT:
Dread Wood: Creepy Creations 9780008652098 - Jennifer Killick - Farshore
The Doomsday Date 9781805079606 - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - Usborne
Inis Mara ISBN UNKNOWN - Tristan Rosenstock - LeabhairCOMHAR
Charlie McGrew & The Horse That He Drew: World Book Day 2024
Charlie McGrew longs for a clippety companion but the sign says NO PETS – can he draw one instead?
Official World Book Day £1 book
Grab a pen and get ready for some drawing with this brand-new picture book from bestselling and award-winning Rob Biddulph!
Charlie McGrew is one creative kid, and when he decides he’s going to draw a pet horse, he discovers he must also find ways to keep his new friend happy…
Written in rhyming text and full of Rob’s signature combination of comedy and charm, this imaginative story is perfect for all the family.
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Elmer and the Patchwork Story: A new Elmer picture book exclusive for World Book Day
A brand new Elmer mini picture book about the joy of sharing stories – exclusive for World Book Day 2024! It's almost bedtime in the jungle, and the baby elephants want to hear their favourite story - there's just one problem: nobody can remember how it goes. Can any of Elmer's friends remember, or will they make up a brand new story together? A joyful celebration of sharing stories - and making them up - together, from the colourful world of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. An exclusive World Book Day mini-story to mark Elmer's 35th anniversary. Happy 35th birthday, Elmer!
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Greg the Sausage Roll: Lunchbox Superhero
BRRRIIINNNG!!! It’s the first day of school!
Greg The Sausage Roll is chilling in the bakery when a little boy comes in with his family, looking for something special to put in his lunchbox to help calm his nerves. In the blink of an eye, Greg gets scooped up and before you can say ‘SAUSAGE-ROLL CALL’, he’s off to school for a SUPER exciting adventure!
Greg is over the moon . . . music, science, PE – he’s ready to try it all! But can Greg, Gloria and the mini sausage rolls help the little boy make a new friend and have the BEST FIRST DAY EVER?!
Social media phenomenon LadBaby have created this laugh-a-minute mini picture book adventure especially for World Book Day 2024.
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Dinosaur Club: On the Trail of the T. rex: World Book Day 2024
Travel back in time and explore the prehistoric world with this special World Book Day edition of the thrilling Dinosaur Club series.
Jamie and Tess are members of Dinosaur Club – a network of kids around the world who share dinosaur knowledge, help identify fossils, and talk about all things prehistoric.
One day, while exploring their home of Ammonite Bay, Jamie and Tess discover a secret cave with fossils all over the walls. They go through a tunnel at the back and discover some dinosaur footprints. When they walk along them, the two friends find themselves back in the time of the dinosaurs! It’s amazing, but dangerous, too – they’ll definitely need help from Dinosaur Club…
In Dinosaur Club: On the Trail of a T. rex, Jamie and Tess come face-to-face with the king of the dinosaurs – the fearsome T. rex! Do you have what it takes to join the club?
Can You Get Jellyfish in Space? A World Book Day 2024 Mini Book
You've probably heard of dogs in space. Maybe even chimpanzees. But jellyfish? Almost certainly not!
Join Dr Sheila Kanani as she discovers a weird and wonderful cast of animals who have travelled into space, from Ham the chimpanzee to Félicette the cat, and the 60,000 jellyfish who have orbited the Earth (did you know you can also get jellyfish-shaped galaxies?). You'll meet the microscopic creatures that can survive in the vacuum of space, and wonder – could aliens really exist?
This fantastical journey into the wild and surprising realms of space weaves together astronomy, physics and biology, and is sure to inspire space-obsessed and animal-loving kids everywhere.
Loki: Tales of a Bad God: World Book Day 2024
A collection of three short stories from trickster-god-turned-school-boy, Loki, star of the bestselling Loki: A Bad God's Guide series.
In this doodle-packed diary entry, Loki recounts three spectacular stories, including:
1) Triumphs (and failures) as Loki and Thor take on three tasks for Heimdall.
2) The Norse tale of Thor almost marrying a giant.
3) Loki as a robot. Sort of…
Onyeka and the Secret Superhero: World Book Day 2024
A superpowered World Book Day story in the action-packed ONYEKA series from bestselling author Tọlá Okogwu. Perfect for 8+ fans of Percy Jackson, Marvel and DC!
Twelve-year-old Onyeka is enrolled at the Academy of the Sun, a school for superheroes called Solari. When she’s sent on a mission with her friends to investigate a series of freak weather incidents in a remote village, they aren’t expecting to find a top secret Solari with extraordinary superpowers. But is this new Solari friend or foe? There’s only one way for Onyeka to find out . . .
For another epic adventure starring Onyeka and friends, don’t miss the complete series – Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun, Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels and Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn. Soon to be a feature film with a major streamer!
The Amazing Edie Eckhart: The Friend Mission: World Book Day 2024
From TV comedian Rosie Jones comes a sparky and HILARIOUS story for World Book Day. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES.
'Fresh, funny and ultra cool' - Jacqueline Wilson
Hi! I'm Edie Eckhart. I'm a little bit different. I have a disability called cerebral palsy, so I talk slowly and fall over a lot. It's never really bothered me because I've never known anything else.
It's the start of Year Eight and there's a new girl in Edie's class from America! Edie can't wait to get to know Mia and her twin brother, Benjamin. This is Thrilling with a capital T! Especially as Mrs Adler sits Mia next to Edie in class.
Mia has a hearing impairment and wears hearing aids. She seems shy and Edie knows how scary it can feel to join a new school. Maybe Edie can be the jam to Mia's jelly? It's time for... THE FRIEND MISSION!
You can read more about Edie Eckhart in Rosie's other books!
Creepy Creations: World Book Day 2024
The brand new World Book Day adventure and must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps.
Dread Wood High is a school like no other! Angelo and his friends are used to battling horrifying creatures at school – giant spiders that fire poison darts, brain biting worms that burrow into your flesh and vampire birds that drink your blood! These terrifying beasts were brought to life by crazed caretakers-slash scientists, the Latchitts And they aren’t finished yet . . .
In this exclusive World Book Day story, Angelo and the rest of Club Loser must venture deep into the tunnels underneath Dread Wood High to rescue their favourite teacher, Mr Canton. But more hideous creations live in the Latchitts’ old laboratories . . . and they’re hungry! Can Club Loser stop these creatures from escaping into the world and make it out in one piece? Read it and see, if you dare!
View Book COMPARE PRICESThe World Book Day organisation works with schools and nurseries to distribute the £1 or €1.50 tokens. The 2024 book tokens between Thursday 15 February and Sunday 31 March 2024 (some retailers will accept the tokens beyond this date). You can find out more details over on the World Book Day website.
World Book Day is always held on the first Thursday in March
World Book Day 2023 was held on Thursday 2nd March
World Book Day 2022 was held on Thursday 3rd March
World Book Day 2021 was held on Thursday 4th March
World Book Day 2020 was held on Thursday 5th March
World Book Day 2019 was held on Thursday 7th March
World Book Day 2018 was held on Thursday 1st March
How to Celebrate
There will be tons of live events for you to join in with, which will be announced nearer the time.
Plenty of School Resources including author and illustrator masterclass videos, how to draws, and more!
And we've pulled together some quick and easy ideas including:
- 50 Simple World Book Day Ideas for Schools (which don't involve dressing up)
-11 Last-minute, Easy World Book Day Costumes (using items you already have at home)
How to use your World Book Day tokens
Thanks to its many supporting partners, World Book Day will be distributing millions of £1 tokens across the UK and Ireland.
The £1 book tokens will be available in February 2024 and can be used between Thursday 15 February and Sunday 31 March 2024 (some retailers will accept the tokens beyond this date).
Once you have your token you can take it into your local bookshop or supermarket and either swap it for one of the twelve exclusive books written especially for World Book Day, or use it to get £1 off any full price book worth at least £2.99 or more. If you are using the digital token, either show it to booksellers on your phone or tablet screen or print it at home. Please do check with your local bookseller which method(s) they are accepting.
If you're based in Wales, you're in luck, there are an additional two books available and if you're in Ireland there's an extra book for you too OR you can use it to get 1.50 Euros off any book worth at least 3.99 Euros.
And the £1 books are also available in braille, large print and audio via Guide Dogs and RNIB.
Currently the tokens cannot be used online but parents/ guardians can use the £1 token when picking up essential shopping in chains that are open, such as major supermarkets and WHSmith. The World Book Day £1 books are a gift from booksellers, who fully fund the cost of the £1 book token redemptions. Bookshops are offering new ways to make the £1 books available, and bookshops will welcome families when they open again (the tokens will be honoured beyond 28 March – while stocks last).
The WBD tokens can be used at most large bookshop chains such as WHSmith and Waterstones plus all major supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and hundreds of independent bookshops. But they're not accepted at all outlets, so it might be worth ringing ahead and checking to save you a wasted journey. There's a helpful list of participating retailers (including supermarkets) here. Bookshops will have different measures in place to make the £1 books available.
Contact your local bookseller for information about their opening times and ways to redeem the token before you visit.
World Book Day History
Run by the World Book Day charity, this is a much-loved annual event, with a mission of bringing children together to celebrate reading.
World Book Day was originally created by UNESCO and first celebrated in April 1995. The UK isn't the only country which celebrates World Book Day! It is celebrated all over the world on 23rd April but in the UK it always runs on the first Thursday in March. For more details on which countries celebrate World Book Day, check out the UNESCO website https://en.unesco.org/commemor....
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