World Book Day 2025 will be celebrated on 6th March 2025.

This annual event promotes reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. The day is marked by various activities, events, and resources aimed at encouraging a love of reading.

One of the highlights of World Book Day is the distribution of £1/€1.50 book tokens, which children can exchange for a selection of specially published books. This year, there are 12 titles available across the UK. The tokens can be redeemed from 13th February to 23rd March 2025. Schools and families can access a range of resources to help celebrate, including tool kits, activity packs, and ideas for low-cost costumes related to the featured books.

There are also competitions, such as the popular "Design a National Book Token" competition.

• World Book Day Merchandise
• World Book Day Resources
• World Book Day Audiobooks
• Reading Recommendations
• MC Grammar's World Book Day Songs - World Book Day
• Competitions
• Design a National Book Token Competition 2025 - World Book Day
• World Book Day 2025: Official £1/€1.50 books and campaign reveal!
• Vivian Truong - World Book Day Illustrator

Free secondary school resources

• Celebrate World Book Day 2025 with CBBC - CBBC - BBC
• World Book Day 2025 – Live Lesson: Thursday 6 March, 11:00 - BBC Teach
• Blue Peter's Book Club - CBBC - BBC
• Horrible Histories - BBC iPlayer
• English Literature GCSE: LIT P.D. - BBC Teach
• English Literature GCSE: Classic Stories - BBC Teach
• KS3 / KS4 English Literature and Language: English with Anthony Horowitz - BBC Teach
• BOOKS 1 | CAMHS Resources
• Featured Books for Young Adult readers
• IXL English | Online English practice
• Children's articles

Free activities

• Free Fun Activities Alert! - The World of David Walliams
• Quizzes | Roald Dahl
• Fun Zone · Wimpy Kid · Official
• Harry Potter | Harry Potter Puzzles & Crosswords | Wizarding World
• BookTrust activities to download | BookTrust
• Book Personality Quiz
• Lessons Worth Sharing | Settings
• Try this at home | Natural History Museum
• Video Resources - Puffin Schools
• Quizzes - Scholastic Kids' Club
• Free Book Quizzes by Bookroo