World Book Day’s 2023 £1 Book Token Redemption Period has Begun
The charity World Book Day® is holding its annual celebration on Thursday 2nd March 2023, and its £1 book tokens can now be redeemed for a free £1 World Book Day book from Thursday 16 February to Sunday 26 March 2023.
Supported by long-term sponsor National Book Tokens and working alongside publishers and booksellers, World Book Day distributes over 15 million £1 book tokens across the UK and Ireland every year through schools, nurseries, libraries, prisons and other charities. There is no cost involved at all in claiming a £1 book.
Book tokens can be redeemed from over 400 participating bookshops and retailers across the UK and Ireland including The Works, WHSmith, Waterstones, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda.
The token redemption period will last until Sunday 26th March 2023 in bookshops, bookshop chains and participating retailers. Alternatively, they can also be used as a £1 contribution to any other book. The single-use digital token can also be downloaded from the World Book Day website.
Find your nearest participating retailer through the interactive map at : https://www.worldbookday.com/participating-retailers/
Cassie Chadderton, CEO of World Book Day comments: “Our charity’s mission is to change lives through a love of books and reading. In 2023, as the cost of living crisis puts increasing pressure on families across the UK and Ireland, we are doing everything we can to ensure every child has access to a book at home. The start of our book token redemption period is always an exciting moment and we’re proud to be offering 15 books from a wonderful range of authors and illustrators.”
World Book Day’s 2023 £1 books are:
Lifesize Creepy Crawlies, by Sophy Henn, published by Red Shed, Farshore
Billy’s Bravery, by Tom Percival, published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Bedtime for the Burpee Bears, by Joe Wicks, co-written with Vivian French, illustrated by Paul Howard, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
You Choose Your Adventure by Pippa Goodhart, illustrated by Nick Sharratt published by Puffin (Penguin Random House Children’s Books)
Marvel Spider-Man the Amazing Pocket Guide, by Catherine Saunders, published by DK
Dave Pigeon: Bookshop Mayhem, by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey, published by Faber
The Boy with Wings: Attack of the Rampaging Robot, by Lenny Henry, illustrated by Keenon Ferrell, published by Macmillan Children’s Books
A Dragon Realm Adventure, by Katie & Kevin Tsang, published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Adventure in the Floating Mountains, by L. D Lapinski published by Hachette Children’s Group
Boot It! by A. M. Dassu, published by Old Barn Books
Being An Ally: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again, edited by Sharkirah Bourne and Dana Alison Levy (featuring essays from Derick Brooks, Shakirah Bourne, Naomi and Natalie Evans, Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Dana Alison Levy, and A.J. Sass), published by DK