{"id":5070,"date":"2018-02-22T08:41:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T08:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2018-02-22T10:42:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T10:42:50","slug":"why-we-should-all-support-world-book-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/why-we-should-all-support-world-book-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Should All Support World Book Day"},"content":{"rendered":"Did you know March 1<sup>st<\/sup> is World Book Day in aid of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookaid.org\/\">Book Aid International<\/a><\/strong>? This brilliant charity not only increases access to books but supports literacy, education and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Each year they send over 500,000 brand new books to 2,000 libraries, benefiting over 2.4 million people.\r\n\r\nIn the UK <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbookday.com\/\">World Book Day<\/a><\/strong> does just as much, handing out \u00a31 vouchers (for special World Book Day Books) to all children under 18 in full time education, allowing many to own their own book for the first time. This year there is a Hall of Fame of \u00a31 World Book Day books with 6 titles by some of the country\u2019s most popular authors to exchange their vouchers for, like Peppa Pig, Where&#8217;s Wally, Horrid Henry and many more.\r\n<h3>So whether you\u2019re a parent, teacher, librarian or book lover this is the day to get involved:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>&#8211; You can host a \u201cbake for books\u201d sale<\/li>\r\n \t<li>&#8211; Encourage your child to dress up or dress down for World Book Day<\/li>\r\n \t<li>&#8211; Host a bookish quiz evening<\/li>\r\n \t<li>&#8211; If you&#8217;re stuck for ideas but want to get involved there are a huge amount fundraising ideas on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookaid.org\/worldbookday \">bookaid website<\/a><\/strong> and the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbookday.com\/resources\/\">World Book Day site<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"280\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15113 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A1-Carousel-Desktop-\u00a31-Books-1920-x-768-700x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A1-Carousel-Desktop-\u00a31-Books-1920-x-768-700x280.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A1-Carousel-Desktop-\u00a31-Books-1920-x-768-250x100.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A1-Carousel-Desktop-\u00a31-Books-1920-x-768-120x48.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A1-Carousel-Desktop-\u00a31-Books-1920-x-768.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\r\n\r\nIf\u00a0 your child is not keen on reading World Book Day can help encourage reading with numerous free author and reading events around the country. In this age of technology it&#8217;s easy to think that reading fiction isn&#8217;t that important. However, aside from the fact that studies show that kids who love reading when they are young, tend to become lifelong readers, books can and do open the world up no matter what your background or academic level.\r\n\r\nI\u00a0know this coming from a home where we couldn\u2019t afford to buy books but where we used the library all the time. So I think it\u2019s wonderful that World Book Day gives so much to kids everywhere.\r\n\r\nSo what will you be doing to celebrate World Book Day ? Let us know, and don&#8217;t forget to buy everything you need through KidStart to get money back for your little ones!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did you know March 1st is World Book Day in aid of Book Aid International? 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