3 tips for making the most of World Book Day

1. Read The World Book Day Monster by Adam and Charlotte Guillain (Egmont, £6.99)
World Book Day is quickly becoming an important celebration for the family, and to introduce children to World Book Day, I like The World Book Day Monster by Adam and Charlotte Guillain (Egmont, £6.99), which we’ve previously received to review. The sweet picture book with rhyming text tells the story about Anna, who first doesn’t know what to dress up as and when she discovers a new book she enjoys and comes as a green monster – a costume sewed by her dad – no one recognises the character.

2. Look out for the £1 World Book Day books
The £1 World Book Day books are back in bookshops and supermarkets, and children and young people who receive a World Book Day token can choose a free £1 book. It’s also possible to buy the new titles for £1 per book without a token. In my view, the compact books are ideal for travelling, and this year, the list of exciting releases includes The Day We Met the Queen by Onjali Q. Raúf, a short sequel to award-winning The Boy at the Back of the Class-– a new, short Amelia Fang book by Laura Ellen Anderson and a new Dog Man book by Dav Pilkey.

3. Model reading and read aloud to children
World Book Day is brilliant for inspiring children to read, and I think one way parents can help develop a love of reading is by reading books themselves too and reading books aloud. For reading aloud, I think classics can make wonderful choices, with the gift edition of Mary Poppins by PL Travers illustrated by Lauren Child (HarperCollins, £20) being one of my favourites to read aloud last year. We’ve also read books like JK Rowling’s Harry Potter, Astrid Lindgren’s Karlsson on the Roof and Anne Fine’s Madame Doubtfire and How to Write Really Badly aloud in our house.

Tags: Egmont, Reading, Review, World Book Day