Catherine Davidson, Acting Principal at Ballysillan Primary School and Nursery in Belfast, says there has been a "real buzz". "I know children reading books is at its lowest in 20 years and I'm not ...

It’s World Book Day today! Children all over the country are heading to school dressed up as their favourite book character. My 12 month old great niece even went to nursery in a Very Hungry ...

“I started blubbering like a baby making World Book Day costumes,” Chelsea, from Nottingham says. “Everyone else was asleep and I was still up trying to make sure my eldest two kids had the ...

Sir Galahad? Sir Gallopalong? Ah yes, Sir Gadabout. This was his first World Book Day, and as a book-loving writer mum, it was quite the moment. Aside from fond memories of my own childhood World Book ...

School uniforms are ditched across the south of England for the 28th World Book Day. Families are asked to decorate potatoes instead of little people this World Book Day. Freestyle footballer Ash ...

Gordon Ramsay's wife Tana reads book with son Oscar Celebrities have taken to social media to show off their creative costumes for this year's World Book Day. Every year, social media is flooded ...

Pupils at a primary school in Telford are aiming to break five world records as part of celebrations for World Book Day. Across the county, thousands of children are dressing up as their favourite ...

Below, on World Book Day 2025, we rank the 25 books that should have been left alone and never made into films. Dune was never going to be an easy book to turn into a two-hour action movie – and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

To top it off, students visited Bristol’s beloved bookshops, Foyles and Waterstones, to exchange their World Book Day tokens for books. Some even got to see their own book recommendations proudly ...