There are are in fact several 'world book days':
In this part of the world it's Thursday 6th March:
A lot of it is about getting kids to show how much they can enjoy reading:
Prepare yourself to see some utterly awesome World Book Day costumes! You've been uploading your character creations from authors like Roald Dahl and Dav Pilkey. Your outfits range from bears to queens to intergalactic Jedi knights...
World Book Day 2025: Your incredible costumes - BBC Newsround
But not everyone can afford a costume to show off at school:
Let’s end the performative hell of compulsory World Book Day costumes | The Independent
The point really is to show young people in particular the joys of reading for pleasure:
World Book Day provides a fantastic opportunity to focus on reading for pleasure, supporting children's autonomy in book choice, and embedding a habit of reading that brings a wide range of benefits.
World Book Day 2025 – Ideas and Activities | National Literacy Trust | National Literacy Trust
As one young person says, it's been really inspiring:
Amaya, our youngest writer, describes how her love of books has shaped her mission to protect nature and her ambition to be a marine biologist...
File:Common Seal - Horsey Beach, Norfolk (44451475895).jpg - Wikimedia CommonsMy mummy and daddy have always read books to me since I was a baby, and I now love to read them myself. I have two favourite books, which are Disney’s Frozen and Dolphin Tale.
Today is one of my favourite days of the year: it is World Book Day
It's all happening on the BBC today:
World Book Day 2025 - Live Lesson - BBC
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