World Book Day 2023
World Book Day 2023
It’s that special day of the year that we all love…. World Book Day!
This year it celebrates its 25th anniversary and the theme is make it ‘your’ World Book Day.
UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) organised the first World Book Day to “recognise the power of books to change our lives for the better”. In other countries it is celebrated on the 23rd April but that’s St Georges Day in England so the second Thursday of March was chosen instead.
Why read?
We are all encouraged to read at school but some of you may prefer gaming, or footie, or dancing or watching films. What are the benefits of reading? It gives you some time to escape from your real life and immerse yourself in your imagination. Unlike films, which provide us a with visuals, when we read a book it is in our imagination. This means we can make it what we want with the use of the descriptions provided by the author.
Dressing up as a book character is always on the agenda, but there are other things you could do to celebrate….
Read a book
Read a comic or graphic novel
Write a book review
Swap a book with someone
Visit your local library
Read out loud
Design a book cover
Give someone one of your old books
Visit a charity shop and buy a new book
Make up your own characters and build them a story