What happens on World Book Day ?

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World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, of illustrators, of books and  of reading. This is the 15th year there’s been a World Book Day, and on 1st March children of all ages (as well as libraries, schools, charities, bookshops, newspapers, people on TV, families and bloggers . . .) will come together to say a big YAY! for reading. What happens? Millions of book vouchers are given out to to children and young people on the day (more than 14 million)They can … [Read more...]

Book Aid International – An easy, cost free way you can help

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Tidy Books (those gorgeous book storage specialists) have a special World Book Day celebration in partnership with Book Aid International, who send new, quality books to Africa to the most disadvantaged children and communities to help educate themselves out of poverty.  Tidy Books are really proud to link up with Book Aid International, and want to do their  bit as part of their enthusiasm for literacy, and as Book Aid’s strapline says; ‘Books Change Lives’.  They are running … [Read more...]