World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and reading. We are a charity that operates in the UK and Ireland. We will next be celebrating World Book Day on 2 March 2023. Our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. We want to see more children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them. World Book Day’s work is guided by our 6 evidence-based principles to support a child to read for pleasure • Being read to regularly • Having books at home and at school • Having a choice in what to read • Finding time to read • Having trusted help to find a book • Making reading FUN! World Book Day is a registered trademark.