World Book Day is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the talented authors and brilliant illustrators who take us on exciting adventures where we can meet all sorts of unique characters!
This year, World Book Day will be different for many of us as we celebrate this remotely. However, we hope you enjoy celebrating this special day and have fun completing the fun activities your teachers have planned for you!
If you would like to find out more about what’s happening for World Book Day across the country, click on the links below. There are lots of great activities and things to get involved in! Click on the headings below for access!
Daunt Books
We have been supporting and working closely with Daunt bookshop in Marylebone recently, ordering and purchasing many books for St Vincent’s. Daunt Books have passed on some exclusive videos they have with some famous authors. Why not have a look!
Click HERE to watch a video with author Francesca Simon and HERE if you would like to purchase a signed copy of ‘Two Terrible Vikings’
Click HERE to watch a video with author Tom Percival and HERE if you would like to purchase a copy of ‘Invisible’
More Author & Illustrator Videos
Meet some more famous authors and illustrators, with lots of exciting challenges and activities to make reading even more fun and interactive. Get all sorts of ideas about interactive storytelling from Tom Fletcher, and learn more about writing non-fiction with Jess French.
World Book Day Books
See the list of 12 new titles to choose from this year with your £1 book token. We will hand out your £1 book tokens in school on Monday 8th March.
Show your Shares Competition
EVERY WEEK during World Book Day month (four in total), prizes will be awarded for the best story shares with a different theme each week. Click to find out more about how to enter and what prizes can be won!
Create a Picture Book Competition
Win £100 worth of school books for our library! Click to find out more about creating your own picture book and how to enter the competition.
Beano and World Book Day
Beano for Schools have added 6 free digital Golden Beano comics ready for World Book Day. The Beano comic this week has a World Book Day themed cover story which features Minnie the Minx ‘sharing a story’ with her baby cousin Bea. Click to read the comics!
Audio Books
Listen to a range of free audio books published by Penguin and Hachette. You may like to listen with your family or spend some quiet time to follow along on your own.
All your costumes look fantastic!
Have a great World Book Day 2021!
Sebastiao
Thank you so much for organising these activities. So far I have had a great day .Thank you so much .
Thank you for the book recommendations 😀
You’re welcome! I’m glad you have all enjoyed today 😊