WORLD BOOK DAY - Join your local library - Take a trip to your local bookshop

Sep 21, 2026

World Book Day 2019 promotes sharing stories across a full day, encouraging readers to visit local libraries and bookshops for free borrowing, expert bookseller advice, and family-friendly reading events. The material highlights how to find a local library and local bookshop and points to the World Book Day website for reading tips, inspiration, activities, games, downloads, podcasts, videos, competitions, and new books. It also introduces a story about Claude the dog.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

WORLD BOOK DAY

Join your local library

Take a trip to your local bookshop

Check out the World Book Day website

Story introduction

LAUDEBest in Show FREE BOOK wichyuar Warld Bouk Lay shen \#WorldBookDay WORLD BOOK DAY 7MARCH 2019 WORLD # SHARE A STORY BOOK DAY From breakfast to bedtime,there's always time todiscover and share stories together.You can... # JOIN yourLOCAL LIBRARY 1 # TAKE A TRIP to yourLOCAL BOOKSHOP That wonderful place wherethe hugest selection of booksyou could ever want to readawaits-and you can borrowthem for FREE!Plus expertadvice and fantastic free familyreading events. Brimming with brilliantbooks and helpful booksellersto share awesome readingrecommendations,you canalso enjoy booky events withyour favourite authors andillustrators FIND YOURLOCAL LIBRARY:findmylibrary.co.uk FIND YOUR LOCALBOOKSHOP: booksellers.org.uk/bookshopsearch CHECK OUT the WORLD BOOK DAY WEBSITE Looking for reading tips,advice and inspiration?There is somuch for you to discover at worldbookday.com,packed with funactivities,games,downloads,podcasts,videos,competitions and allthe latest new books galore. SPONSORED BY Illustrations oRob Biddulph 厘L Best in Show MexT.8mh THIS BOOK BELONGS T0: I celebrated World Book Day 2019 withthis gift from my local bookseller andHodder Children's Books. Claude is a dog.Claude is a small dog.Claude is a small,plump dog. Claude is a small,plump dog who likeswearing a beret and a lovely red jumper. Claude lives with his ownersMr and Mrs Shinyshoes and hisbest friend Sir Bobblysock. Every day,when Mr and MrsShinyshoes go out to work,Claudeand Sir Bobblysock get readyto have an adventure. Where will they go today? 44xT.8mwh I t was a sunny morning,and Claudeand Sir Bobblysock were busy promenadingdown Waggy Avenue. Suddenly,they sawsomething VeryInteresting Indeed. Well,there wasn't one bit of the sign thatdidn't get Claude's eyebrows waggling. Sir Bobblysock was excited too.A nice,bright,shiny medal would look lovelyon his knick-knack shelf,next to hisornament collection. 5 I'd.wear my medal on my jumper!'said Claude,doing quite a hearty lunge. ‘Oh no!'he cried,suddenly disappointed.'We can't take part inthe competition.You need to have apet dog and we don't have one!'Claude scratched one of his long,floppy ears thoughtfully. 'In fact,'he continued,picking a pieceof fluff from his tail,‘we don't know anydogs at all.Not even one!' Now,that WAS a problem. 7 Sir Bobblysock was just

FAQs

What activities does World Book Day encourage people to do?

It encourages joining your local library, taking a trip to your local bookshop, and checking the World Book Day website for reading tips, activities, and inspiration.

How can readers find a local library or bookshop?

The text provides links to find a local library (findmylibrary.co.uk) and to search for a local bookshop (booksellers.org.uk/bookshopsearch).

What is the storyline introduced in this material?

The story follows Claude, a small, plump dog who wears a beret and a red jumper, and who goes on adventures with his owners Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes and his best friend Sir Bobblysock.

Sep 21, 2026

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