Thursday 4 March is World Book Day, and, despite the lockdown, there’s lots of ways to share reading and celebrate our love of books.
This post features five activities you can do to celebrate World Book Day, and there’s lots of prizes to be won for those joining in. Don’t miss what’s happening on our social media channels on Thursday either.
Take part today, on our drop down day on Friday, or any time up until Friday 12 March.
Have a great day, and remember, any moment spent curled with a cup of tea and a good book is time well spent!
Check your email for Your Book Token
This year, our World Book Day book tokens will be sent by email. These can be printed off and exchanged at bookshops and supermarkets for one of the exclusive World Book Day £1 books, or for £1 off any full price book.
Read the terms and conditions.
Our World Book Day Activities
1. Have a go at a digital escape room
Get lost in a book, literally! Here’s some literature themed online escape rooms for you to puzzle your way out of. You’ll need your wits, your code breaking skills and some bookish clues. Take your pick!
One of the best online escape rooms, perfect for fans of Harry and Hermione.
If you’re studying the JB Priestley play, here’s a chance to see it in a new way.
Follow Alice down the rabbit hole and try to find your way out of this challenging escape room.
Could you do better?
If you’ve enjoyed playing these, perhaps you’d like to have a go at making your own? In this tutorial video, Pennsylvania librarian Sydney Krawiec, who created the Hogwarts Escape Room above, take you through how to make your own escape room using Google forms.
2. Decorate an egg as your favourite book character
Prizes available! Send a photo of your egg to your English teacher by Friday 12 March.
3. Create a new cover for your favourite book
Prizes available! Send to your English teacher by Friday 12 March.
From simple drawings to professional graphic design, you can put a lot of thought into a book cover. The secret is to match the contents and the audience, and to entice people to pick it up and read.
If you’re feeling ambitious or are interested in what a career as a book cover designer is like, these pro-level guides might inspire you.
4. Take a picture of yourself reading in an unusual place.
Send pictures to your English teacher by Friday 12 March. The most unusual will receive a prize.
5. Enter Mrs Burton’s book covers quiz
How well do you know your book covers? See how many you recognise in our quiz, put together by our wonderful librarian Mrs Burton. There’s prizes to be won. The closing date is Friday 12 March.
More from World Book Day
There’s tons of great ideas and resources for World Book Day - maybe even more so this year as events have moved online. If you have time, you might want to explore some more of these.
Friday 5 March, 10.30am
Starring authors Sita Brahmachari, Jess French and Katherine Rundell
Hosted by Jessie Cave, actor and podcaster
‘Reading is Power’ inspiration and ideas including book recommendations and author podcasts.
This guide explores the £1 books on offer and has ideas to help you create a community of reading.