We had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day 2026 at Farfield! World Book Day is always one of our favourite days of the year and this year was filled with creativity, stories and a wonderful sense of community.

Our school was full of excitement as children arrived dressed as their favourite book characters. From classic heroes to modern favourites, the costumes were amazing and it was incredibly difficult to choose our prize winners!

A real highlight of the day was welcoming families into school for special storytime sessions. It was lovely to see children and adults sharing books together and enjoying the magic of reading side by side.

The “Book in a Box” competition was hugely popular. We were blown away by the imagination and effort that went into the entries. There were so many wonderful creations, each carefully designed to represent a favourite story. The work and creativity that went into making them was truly inspiring. Our fantastic Reading Ambassadors had the tricky job of voting for the winners!

Children also spent time paired with a reading buddy from another class, sharing stories with younger or older pupils across the school. It was lovely to see children reading happily together, supporting each other and discovering new books.

Throughout the day, classes enjoyed a range of book-themed activities, including:

• making their own bookmarks

• designing book covers

• creating story characters using paper plates

• exploring and sharing their favourite books.

To top it all off, we were delighted to welcome back the pop-up book shop from the The Children's Book Project. Every child was able to choose a free book and bookmark to take home, alongside their World Book Day voucher and a special World Book Day book gifted by Farfield.

It was a joyful day celebrating the power of stories and the importance of reading.

And remember, at Farfield we know:
Farfield Children Can - and they can do it even better when they read! 📖