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Get ready for World Book Day with 6 EASY last-minute costumes from the most popular children’s books

With World Book Day just around the corner on Thursday 7th March, parents looking for last-minute costume ideas can breathe a sigh of relief.

Education experts at Explore Learning have looked at Google searches and Goodreads data to pinpoint the most popular children’s stories, with the most recognisable characters.

They’ve put together six quick and easy World Book Day...

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This World Book Day, half a million children in UK don’t own a single book

As reading attainment rises in schools, reading for pleasure continues its sharp decline To mark World Book Day 2023, the charity is calling on teachers, carers and parents to ensure that reading for pleasure [1] is encouraged as much as reading attainment, in and outside of schools.

While reading was the only core subject which saw attainment levels improve in 2022, (at Key Stage 2, 75% of...

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HUNT FOR WORLD BOOK DAY COSTUMES IS ON AS CHILDREN PREPARE TO CELEBRATE ON MARCH 2

  • Searches for World Book Day costumes have hit 40,000 this month in the UK, a 48% increase on 202 13,000 World Book Day posts on social platform TikTok with over 44million UK views
  • Party Delights shares its top costume picks for 2023

As children prepare for World Book Day on Thursday, March 2, parents across the country are united in searching for the...

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Zog and the flying doctors tuff tray

This has been another one of our favourite bedtime stories, so was another great choice for us to turn into a tuff tray activity.

What you need for this activity
  • Tuff tray
  • Princess
  • Dragon
  • Knight
  • King
  • A unicorn
  • A lion
  • A mermaid

We were lucky that we had a toy castle to use, but you can...

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THE GRUMBALINA HIT BOOK SERIES

The magical children’s book series that excites and stimulates little minds

In a world of fluffy clouds, fairies and magical spells, Grumbalina looks to have the perfect fairytale life. But, she’s starting to learn that magic can’t solve everything… The brilliant six book series by children’s author Karina Fredericks follows Grumbalina as she starts her new school, makes friends and learns...

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UK’S FAVOURITE ROALD DAHL CHARACTERS REVEALED AHEAD OF WORLD BOOK DAY 2023 ON MARCH 2

  • Willy Wonka is UK’s best-loved Roald Dahl character
  • Matilda ‘baddie’ Miss Trunchbull comes third in list of favourites
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters most popular overall

The nation’s best-loved Roald Dahl characters have been revealed, proving that the celebrated British author is still as popular as ever 62 years after the release of...

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Over three quarters of parents feel pressure to deliver the best World Book Day costume, with 6% being driven to tears

Harry Potter is revealed as the most popular World Book Day costume, as over three quarters of parents admit to feeling pressure to deliver the best costume at the school gates
  • Even after nearly 25 years the most popular character for children to dress up as on World Book Day is Harry Potter (32%), followed by Cinderella (19%) and Matilda (14%)
  • 81% of parents feel pressure to
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📖 World Book Day 📖: Celebrate World Book Day with this year's must-have fancy dress costumes

FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS! CELEBRATE WORLD BOOK DAY WITH THIS YEAR’S MUST-HAVE FANCY DRESS COSTUMES FROM PARTY DELIGHTS Thursday, March 3 marks the 25th annual World Book Day, when youngsters get the chance to celebrate their favourite books while letting their imaginations run wild by dressing up as their best-loved fictional characters.

With World Book Day taking place during lockdown last year...

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