Happy World Book Day!
It’s World Book Day this Thursday 4th March! World Book Day is about celebrating and promoting the benefits of reading for pleasure.
Traditionally £1 book tokens are given to schools with the intention of children visiting bookshops to purchase a book of there very own. However here at October Books we know that the children who have the least access to books, are also the children least likely to make a special trip to a bookshop with their parents.
So as part of our community outreach October Books orders and provides books for local schools to make sure the books get directly to the children who really need. This year we’re working with nine schools or educational facilities to provide over 3694 books to schools for free!
Is your child’s school one of those not providing children directly with WBD books? Don’t worry, we’ll also have the new titles and some older ones available for purchase in store with a WBD token or £1. WBD tokens will be valid as long as stocks last this year, because we know lockdown might make it harder for you to come in and purchase your book.
We find these small little books are popular all year round with customers, not just for World Book Day, as lovely little affordable gifts. We’ve know customers buy them for party bags, Christmas stockings or little extra treats or rewards.
We know for many children, this years world book day will be very different from previous years, for them it won’t be a day of costumes and fun book themed activities.
But with the exciting prospect of returning to school soon and the promise of things gradually returning to normal we wish all our customers, young and old, a very happy World Book Day!
This years World Book Day titles are:
There is a Wolf in Your Book
Written by Tom Fletcher and illustrated by: Greg Abbott
Luna Loves World Book Day
Written by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Fiona Lumbers
What the Ladybird Heard: Story Play
Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Lydia Monks
Gigantasaurous: Dino-Spot
Written by Jonny Duddle
Planet Omar: Operation Kind
Written by: Zanib Mian
Protect the Planet
Written by Jess French and illustrated by: Aleesha Nandhra
Little Badman and the Radioactive Samosa
Written by Humza Arshad and Henry White and illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff
Football School: 20 Fantastic football stories
Written by Alexander Bellos and Ben Lyttleton and illustrated by Spike Gerrell
Skye Steppers
Written by Katherine Rundell
The River Whale
Written by Sita Brahmachari
Skullduggery Pleasant: Apocalypse Kings
Written by Derek Landy
Kill Joy
Written by Holly Jackson
Our March opening ours are:
Mon / Wed / Fri / Sat
From 10am - 4pm
Please note. The shop floor will be open for the sale of essential food and household items. We will not be open for you to browse our bookshelves, but if you have ordered books or household items online or via the phone you will be able to collect them during these opening hours! Shop online today!
You will see we have a QR code at the door, if you have the NHS COVID-19 app downloaded to your smart phone please scan this as you enter the shop as you enter the shop.
