World Book Day

The 11th World Book Day, the UK's largest celebration of books and reading, is held on Thursday, 6th March 2008. Events are being held nationwide to mark the day.

Over 13 million school children will receive a World Book Day £1 Book Token which can be exchanged for a World Book Day £1 Book, throughout March, from over 3,000 participating bookshops and book retailers across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The £1 Token can also be put towards any book or audio book costing £2.99 or more.

Each World Book Day £1 Book is suitable for a different age range, from pre-school to 11+ years, and in celebration of his 50th Anniversary,the book chosen for this year's youngest age category is a specially written new book, Paddington Rules the Waves by Michael Bond and illustrated by R. W. Alley.

This is a counting picture book in which Paddington takes his bucket and spade to the beach. However, nothing goes quite according to plan, especially when, one by one, he is joined by ten hungry seagulls. Will Paddington’s lunchtime snack be safe?


Further details are available here or at www.worldbookday.com.

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Paddington Rules the Waves