World Book Day events

[UnquietDad]

I know there's a thread in Education about costumes etc., but I wondered about having one here about the events happening on the day (in schools and elsewhere) and people's reaction to/ opinion of them.

I'm travelling an hour-and-a-bit from home to do all-day workshops at a school (as they asked first)!

I'd be interested to hear people's reaction to the events and visits which their children's schools organise tomorrow.

Or anything else WBD-related!

[PrimulaVeris]

Erm ... best bit is the book token!!! (from dc's point of view)

Worst bit is any competetive costume parade (from dc's point of view and my own)

Storytelling/sharing always good, whether by visiting author or by visiting parents/grandparents/carers. Author workshops very mixed - sometimes dc's have labelled them 'boring' others say 'quite good'. not sure if vast increase in authors book sales

School has done similar things for Poetry Day/Week which I actually slightly prefer because I think poetry is something that doesn't always get quite such a high profile otherwise.

[UnquietDad]

It doesn't really do a lot for book sales of the visiting author in my experience UNLESS they have the chutzpah to take along copies to sell! And enough copies to do so, of course.

[meridian]

not hear anything from DS's school abotu anything going on today.. quite dissapointed actually because I think its a great thing.. perhaps I will hear about something after school.. if not I may cart DS off to the shops after school to get a new book..

[christywhisty]

Ds is in Yr8 and I was surprised they still did a dressing up day for lower school. DS has gone in as a CHERUB which is simple a black tshirt and combats.
They also have an author coming next week.