World Book Day 2025: World Book Day falls annually on April 23. This day has much more relevance than just for the book lovers. It is a worldwide festival that pays tribute to the written word, ...

Co-founder and executive director of Kenya Connect, James Musyoka will be presenting his book, “The Boy Who Read Newspapers,” at Backwater Books in Ellicott City on World Book Day, April 23. “The Boy ...

It's World Book Day on Thursday 7 March, when children across the UK and Republic of Ireland are each given a book token and are encouraged to go to school dressed as their favourite characters. For a ...

World Book Day – those three words are "enough to make most of us break out in a cold sweat", said Nadia Cohen in Metro. Nobody would argue with the "push to promote children's literacy", nor with the ...

Wonder has been appointed as an official World Book Day licensee for 2024 and will unveil a new collection of Classic Fairytales themed costumes. Wonder, formerly Amscan International, is delighted to ...

A girl in Paisley, Scotland, marked World Book Day on March 7 by dressing up as Pinocchio – complete with an adjustable nose and hovering strings – videos posted to X show. This footage was captured ...

Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail. SUSAN COOPER: (Reading) So the shortest day ...

If you're wondering why more people than usual seem to be wearing yellow, World Mental Health Day could be the reason.