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Next Thursday is World Book Day but this year, because so many pupils are at home during lockdown, the annual fancy dress parade of children's book characters skipping their way to school will be sadly reduced — but that's no reason not to celebrate reading! As in previous years, all school children will be given a £1 book token, either physically or digitally, which can buy one of 12 specially produced £1 books in participating bookshops or supermarkets including: GIGANTOSAURUS: DINO SPOT by Jonny Duddle (Templar), a bright, bold, rhyming story in which four little dinosaurs bravely defy...

World Book Day is coming to living rooms and schools across Ireland next month Reporter:  '); A programme of digital events featuring children’s favourites, fun online learning opportunities, and a celebrity-backed mass participation campaign – World Book Day invites everyone to join the biggest celebration of books and shared reading, whatever the circumstances on March 4. Covid-19 has contributed to widening the economic and educational gap and made it more difficult for many children to access books. As a charity, World Book Day is at the forefront of tackling this book poverty by of...