It's World Book Day.... again... By Dawn Finch

This won't be a long post because I know you are all out and about doing six months' work in a week and rushing about like smacked ponies. I know you won't have time to read a blog post because you're out there trying to fill all the bookings you agreed to last Autumn because you were soooo skint you were saying "yes" to everything.

I know you are all far too busy today to read a full blog post because you are hearing the top hits of every jobbing children's author. Playing those eternal classics including -

• It Worked Before Break
• Are You Sure It Was Today?
• Every Time We Say Goodbye (You'll Need Another DBS check)
• Only The Lonely (aka The Staffroom At Lunch song)
• Who Are You?
• What's Money Got To Do With It?
• The Kids Are Alright (Honestly...)
• All You Need Is Love (The Cheque Isn't In The Post)

I thought instead of giving authors a load of tips you already know, I'd instead work on some tips for schools. If all schools follow these simple tips the children will become more engaged as readers and are far more likely to develop a lifelong reading habit. Also, these tips will be more supportive of the writing and illustrating community, and schools will find a greater availability of authors for visits.

So here goes nothing.

Here are my top ten tips for schools this World Book Day

1. Every day should be World Book Day
2. Every day should be World Book Day
3. Every day should be World Book Day
4. Every day should be World Book Day
5. Every day should be World Book Day
6. Every day should be World Book Day
7. Every day should be World Book Day
8. Every day should be World Book Day
9. Every day should be World Book Day
10. EVERY DAY SHOULD BE WORLD BOOK DAY!

Enjoy!

Dawn Finch is a children's writer, librarian, and library and literacy activist.

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