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All about World Book Day

World Book Day is an event that happens in the UK and Ireland each year.

World Book Day is a celebration of reading and all things books. Lots of schools and authors like to get involved by sharing their love of books.

As a way of bringing stories to life, some children like to celebrate this day by dressing up as their favourite book character!

Do you have a favourite book?

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Activity: Story Starter

Starting a new story can be tricky.

To help you get started, use the activity below.

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What is a story?

Every story is different.

Some stories have daring sword fights and magical adventures, whilst others have supernatural characters and enchanting forests. However, every story always has a beginning, a middle and an end.

The plot is what will happen in a story and this can be different depending on what genre the book is, meaning what kind of book it is i.e. a fantasy, sci-fi or fairy tale.

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What book genre are you?

Discover what book genre you are most like, in this quiz!

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Activity: Create a book cover

Design a new book cover for your favourite story.

You should think about how the book design will give readers an idea of what the book is about.

You could include:

  • Book title
  • Characters
  • Setting
  • Author
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Activity: Create a comic strip

Comic strips are books that tells a story through pictures and only a small amount of text. The story often contains lots of adventure and superheroes.

Have a go at creating your own comic strip or print off the template to help you get started.

Create your own comic strip with this printable PDF.

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Where next?

Blue Peter Book Club

Learn about the Blue Peter Book Club and how you can earn your book badge!

Blue Peter Book Club

World Book Day stories

A collection of World Book Day stories including an animated adaptation of Beatrix Potter鈥檚 鈥楾he Tale of Peter Rabbit鈥, read by Miranda Richardson.

World Book Day stories

What are the types of fiction?

Find out about the different genres of writing fiction.

What are the types of fiction?
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Play fun and educational primary games in science, maths, English, history, geography, art, computing and modern languages.

Bitesize Primary games
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