This year, we challenged young booklovers across the uk and ireland to design a gift card with the theme of share a story. National book tokens competition washington academy. National book tokens productservice facebook 1,298 photos. Design a national book token competition 2016 blogger. This day was established to encourage people to get engaged with literature and to promote not only reading but also publishing. Enter our world book day 2016 dressup competition and. You can also take part in our exclusive competition to win a kindle and. Reading challenge to coincide with world book day on thursday 5 th march, national book tokens the charity running world book day recently asked young adults to take part in a survey and recommend their favourite book. National book tokens are holding a competition this year to celebrate world book day. The complete collection of a world book day 2020 books set 10 titles by greg james anthony horowitz, chris smith, matthew syed, onjali rauf, dav pilkey, et al. To enter the oodles of doodles competition, which launches monday 9th january. Design a national book token competition 2016 to celebrate world book day, national book tokens are holding a design a book token c ompetition. A judging panel will select one w inner and one runnerup for each of the categories. Please vote for the academy and help us stock the library.
If you have kids, are a teacher, a bookshop or are just an avid reader, than youd know that. Picking between thousands of entries was a tough call. National book tokens proud to sponsor world book day. Great and easy to make costume ideas for world book day 2016 from. Content is from the sites 2004 archived pages as well as from other outside sources. Supporters of book aid international and read for good, national book tokens are also proud to sponsor world book day the biggest celebration of reading and books in the uk and ireland. Competition design a national book token national book tokens have been inspiring booklovers since 1932. Nov 28, 2003 world book day, thursday 4 march 2004, sees the launch of the 2nd world book day online festival, where all events happen virtually, on the internet. Staff will be dressing up as book characters, with students challenged to guess the character to be in with a chance of winning a prize. There was also a quiz guess the reader with members of staff hidden behind books. I am a subscriber of the caboodle newsletter, which is a rather interesting little jobbie, focussing on competitions, book releases, book signings and other superduper book related stuff. The launch of the 2nd world book day online festival took place on 4th march 2004 during the actual world book day. A panel of school judges will select 1 winner and 2 runnersup from each year who will then be entered into the national book token competition where you will be in with a chance to win the following prizes.
We challenged budding illustrators to go doodle crazy and, after looking at thousands of designs, the judges at national book tokens hq choose their final seven. Were a registered charity, proudly sponsored by national book tokens. This can be redeemed against special world book day books, which are priced at. You, your pupils and your school could win hundreds of pounds or euros worth of books. World book day is on thursday 7 march this year, and of course there will be plenty of prizewinning opportunities. We challenged young booklovers across the uk and ireland to design a book themed gift card. Mar 10, 2015 national book tokens are holding a competition this year to celebrate world book day. You can also take part in our exclusive competition to win a. The winner in each age category up to 8 years, 912 years and 16 years will win. The english department challenges you to read two of the twentyfive recommended books over this term.
World book day in 20202021 when, where, why, how is. The worlds biggest celebration of childrens books and reading is back on 5 march 2020 its world book day. Celebrating world book day 2020 quest media network. In the united kingdom and ireland, world book day is a charity event in march, held annually on the first thursday and coinciding with the release of special editions. Were excited to announce the talented winners of this years design a national book token competition for world book day. Well we need your help, please take a minute to fill in our quick world book day survey on childrens reading habits and weve got a 50 book token gift card to give away for one lucky winner. Share your dressup costumes in our world book day 2016 photo gallery. Every year, publishers with the support of national book tokens create a list of books by bestselling authors and illustrators that are available to buy for just. Mar 06, 2014 placing all this in context, we were getting our minds around the bookmarks competition for world book day. Tytherington school is taking part in a competition this year to celebrate world book day. The book tokens are the most important part of world book day, allowing children to get their free.
Win 500 of national book tokens to spend in your favourite bookshop win 8 original antique book page prints by pat byrne from jam art factory win a set of seven harry potter books with schoolbooks. Entrants must like and comment on the competition post to enter, telling us. Every single kid came dressed up as something in the 3 previous years all nonthemed and they didnt need encouraging. World book day 2019 in the uk and ireland will take place on thursday 7th march. We work with our charity partners and through the thousands of people who give national book tokens as gifts and rewards each year to encourage a lifelong love of reading among children everywhere. For this years world book day, we challenged young booklovers across the uk and ireland to design a gift card with the theme of share a story. Using the template available from the library, you need to design your own national book token. Along with the day of dressing in costumes, world book day together with national book tokens encourages children to get involved with reading. National book tokens productservice facebook 1,298.
Share a million stories is a campaign that aims to spread the love of reading for pleasure in schools, libraries, bookshops, at home, everywhere and anywhere. World book day 2020 is coming on thursday 5 march with this years theme to share a million stories. Draw a book cover and write a short blurb for a story that would be perfect for christmas and you could win. Apr 23, 2020 in spain, its customary to give books as presents on world book day. Jan 17, 2017 make sure every child in your school gets their. National book tokens are proud to sponsor world book day, the nations biggest celebration of books and reading.
Design a bookmark for world book day, and you could win loads of national book tokens. The competition, which integrates with reading and creativity, aims to broaden and deepen the reading scope of children and youth that they are able to. Our judged looked at thousands of fantastically creative designs and whitted down the entries to pick the final six. Enter our competition to win a box of books for your school. World book day is fast approaching thursday 2nd march 2017.
The nbt scheme also sponsors the uk and irish world book day, as well as other literary events and awards such as the telegraph book club tour, global reads, the daily mail book club and the books are my bag readers awards. National book tokens new gift cards world book day. One lucky winners design will be made into a reallife national book tokens gift. We celebrate world book day each year across all of the different strands of our work in our national literacy trust hubs, through our schools programmes and with our corporate partners. World book day design a national book token competition winners. National book token competition tytherington school.
Children will be able to swap their token for one of the 15 exclusive. It just made me sad that the obsession with competing has spilled over into world book day, which was always the one safe refuge for my lesssporty dd. Thanks to national book tokens and lots of lovely book publishers and booksellers, world book day, in partnership with schools all over the country, will be distributing more than 15 million. Sweden observes world book day with writing competitions across schools and colleges. Founded in 1932, national book tokens aims to encourage a lifelong love of reading among children everywhere. On the 2nd march it is world book day as you may well know. If youre unable to post your entry to us, please email a scan or photo to email protected with world book day design a book token competition in the subject line.
This was the officiail website for the second world book day online festival. World book day is a registered charity with one mission. A panel of school judges will select 1 winner and 2 runnersup from each year who will then be entered into the national book token competition where you will be in with a chance. World book day wbd is teaming up with national book tokens to launch a childrens illustration competition. We will be doing some fun things in school for this and i am sure that you have lots of fantastic character costumes planned.
To enter you simply have to nominate a school to win. As the teaching partner for world book day 2012, tes has brought together the best teaching resources for the eight special. Watch the video and see how many book titles you can guess from the mimes. Entrants must like and comment on the competition post to enter, telling us the title of the most recent story that theyve shared. May 09, 2019 so national book tokens offers a poster to download and put up around the school or elsewhere. Our sponsorship and investment in the campaign helps to send over 15 million book tokens every year to over 45,000 nurseries, primary and secondary schools across the uk and ireland thats one for nearly every child aged under 18. Weve submiited 9 entries to this years world book day design a national book token competition. Design a national book token competition 2020 world book day. Wbd launches childrens illustration competition the. We believe that choosing a book is an adventure in itself. World book day design a book token competition, book tokens ltd, 6 bell yard, london wc2a 2jr. Win a 50 national book token with world book day ireland.
World book day design a national book token competition. The annual celebration on 23 april is world book night, an event organized by independent charity the reading agency. After going through more than 20,000 fantastic designs, our judges whittled down the entries and picked the final six. The closing date for entries is friday 12 april 2019. Enter our world book day 2016 dressup competition and win. Parents or guardians can enter on behalf of home schooled children rather than teachers. World book day tokens are being given out during tutor time and a selection of the books will be available in the library on world book day tomorrow. There is no charge to enter, and the nomination form is very straightforward. Kids in the uk receive tokens which they can take to a local bookseller for discounts. In spain, its customary to give books as presents on world book day.
Apr 25, 2017 i was 16 and i won a giant teddy bear. Jan 06, 2017 world book day wbd is teaming up with national book tokens to launch a childrens illustration competition. World book day competition 2018 for mdjs pupils only. While searching the wbd website, i found this exciting competition that some of you may want to have a go at design a national book token competition. Visit caboodle for bundles of benefits for booklovers. A good book can take us to a different place altogether, and is basically just a lot of fun. Students from our school created some beautiful book covers featuring the famous charlie and the chocolate factory and shaun the sheep.
It partners with charities including world book day, book aid international and read for good. World book day 5 march 2020 is a time to celebrate all your favourite characters. Placing all this in context, we were getting our minds around the bookmarks competition for world book day. Look out for photo competitions across twitter, instagram and facebook on the day itself ive added a linky list to this post which ill add to. Molly, aged 14, won this years world book day competition with her bright, contemporary and inclusive design.
Were extremely excited to announce the talented winners of this years world book day design a national book token competition. National book tokens are the only gift cards accepted in all major bookselling chains and independents across the uk and ireland. World book day is an annual event which takes place on april 23rd in most places around the world and on the first thursday in march in the united kingdom. Wbd launches childrens illustration competition the bookseller. A panel of judges will select a winner and runnerup in each of three age categories. Scholastic blog for world book day scholastic uk childrens. The competition, which integrates with reading and creativity, aims to broaden and deepen the reading scope of children and youth that they are able to grow up towards enriched lives with reading. A firm favourite with teachers, national book tokens are the perfect way to reward or motivate children during the prizegiving season and a great way of inspiring them to read.
To read more or find your nearest bookshop, visit the website, and follow on facebook and twitter. Students also took part in a design a national book token competition, organised by world book day and sponsored by national book tokens. Everyones favourite bookworm turned 30 recently, so national book tokens have brought you an updated twist on our classic roald dahl gift card to celebrate. In partnership with world book day, national book tokens, and lots of. Bookshops all over the uk will happily accept them. So, national book tokens is sponsoring the day and encouraging schools everywhere to take part. Feb 23, 2016 share your dressup costumes in our world book day 2016 photo gallery. I think they actually do work closely with national book tokens, too. If you have kids, are a teacher, a bookshop or are just an avid reader, than youd know that today is world book day. National book tokens are sold and accepted for exchange in almost all uk bookshops, including all major chains.
Feb 10, 2016 to celebrate world book day, national book tokens are holding a design a book token c ompetition. Feb 21, 2017 on the 2nd march it is world book day as you may well know. Design a national book token competition 2020 world. National book tokens have been proud to sponsor world book day for more than two decades, and counting. Between 78 march 2020, 50 places in our care will be running events for bookworms of all shapes and sizes.
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