World Book Day is about celebrating books and reading all year round
The mission of World Book Day is to promote reading for pleasure, by offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.
Studies also show reading for pleasure is not only a great way to relax, but helps reduce depression and offers protection from the distractions and stresses of personal anxiety to all ages.
World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe.
The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading. As World Book Day founder, Baroness Gail Rebuck, recalls
“We wanted to do something to reposition reading and our message is the same today as it was then – that reading is fun, relevant, accessible, exciting, and has the power to transform lives.”
We have produced a number of books ourselves, ranging from children’s books with a charity collaboration to workbooks to poetry collections to business documents and catalogues.