publication date: Mar 7, 2013
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author/source: Anne Coates
World Book Day is a partnership of
National Book Tokens Ltd, publishers, booksellers and interested parties who work together to promote
books and reading for the personal enrichment and enjoyment of all. A main aim of
World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to
encourage children to explore the pleasures of
books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a
book of their own.
To mark the day,
school children are entitled to receive a
World Book Day £1 Book Token ( €1.50 Book Token in Ireland). The
Book Token can be exchanged for one of eight specially published
World Book Day £1 Books, or is redeemable against any
book or audio book of their choice
costing £2.99 or more at a participating
bookshop or book club.
The World Book Day £1 Book Token is valid until 24 March 2013.
From Thursday 7 March,
Sainsbury’s, will be hosting in-store
"Make Believe" events nationwide, to support the nation’s
reading week. The events will
encourage children to love reading and act out their
favourite books in character costumes (see photo on right) that can be purchased in over 300 stores.
The full list of £1 books for 2013 is:
- Alfie’s Shop, Shirley Hughes (Random House)
- Giraffes Can’t Dance: Colouring and Puzzle Fun, Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees (Orchard Books)
- Horrid Henry’s Guide to Perfect Parents, Francesca Simon, illustrated by Tony Ross (Orion)
- Tony Robinson’s Weird World of Wonders: Funny Inventions, Tony Robinson (Macmillan)
- The Diamond Brothers in… Two of Diamonds, Anthony Horowitz (Walker Books)
- Ruby Redfort, Lauren Child (HarperCollins)
- Tom Gates: Best Book Day Ever! (so far), Liz Pichon (Scholastic)
- The Chocolate Box Girls: Bittersweet, Cathy Cassidy (Puffin Books)
