World Book Day is a charity with a mission is to give every child and young person a book of their ownWorld Book Day is a charity with a mission is to give every child and young person a book of their own
World Book Day is a charity with a mission is to give every child and young person a book of their own

World Book Day: See how Littlehampton is celebrating World Book Day

Today is the 25th anniversary of World Book Day, with the message for all children ‘you are a reader’. Schools are helping to promote reading for pleasure by holding a dress-up day where pupils are asked to attend as their favourite book character.

World Book Day is a charity with a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. Tokens worth £1 are being handed out and a new line-up of books has been released for 2022, available from booksellers.

Titles available for £1, or in exchange for the book token, include Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns by Michael Morpurgo, My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of True or False by Matt Lucas, The Last Word by Ben Bailey Smith and PEAK PERIL: A High-rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson.

Here is our gallery of pictures from schools across the area.

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