World Book Day

Our World Book Day workshops, activities, assemblies and author visits have been specially designed to help you and your pupils celebrate World Book Day 2025 by bringing your favourite books to life!

Whether you’re looking for a visit from the world's latest superhero (our very own Bookman), an opportunity to learn more about well-loved Shakespeare characters, create your own whole-school poem, or go on a magical storytelling journey in our Extraordinary Adventures of Fillolog workshops, you’ll find something to suit you here.

For Primary Schools you can also purchase and download our Character Hunt and The Extraordinary Adventures of Fillolog World Book Day teaching packs - providing more than two hours activity for every class in the school over at www.ascreativesconnect.com

Our World Book Day workshops sell out well in advance so get in touch now to reserve your date for World Book Day 2025! 

World Book Day Workshops

World Book Day School Visits and School Workshops

A Visit from Bookman

The world’s newest superhero, Bookman has the extraordinary power of bringing stories to life – and he'll fly into your
World Book Day School Workshops 2023

The Extraordinary Adventures of Fillolog!

Whatever book our friend Vistie was reading as a little girl (and she read a lot of them!), it always
The Character Hunt

The Character Hunt

The great characters of fiction leap off the pages of the books they inhabit and into our imaginations because their
Paige Turner's Fiction Mission

Paige Turner’s Fiction Mission

If the characters in our favourite stories only come to life when their tales are read, what would become of
Scrambled Stories: The Return of Bookman/Paige Turner

Scrambled Stories: The Return of Bookman/Paige Turner

Already enjoyed A Visit from Bookman or Paige Turner? Well, now you can now invite them back with Scrambled Stories!

Big Shakespeare Day

Big Shakespeare Day

Everyone loves a good story – and as William Shakespeare was the greatest storyteller of them all! Workshop Description A
Speaking with Confidence

Speaking with Confidence

Supporting students in recognising the true value of their voices! Workshop Description When we think about what we might stand
CSI: Reading Skills

CSI: Reading Skills

Pupils who tell us they don’t like “reading” are always amazed when they realise quite how much skillful reading they’ve
The Play's The Thing

The Play’s The Thing

Our Shakespeare programmes prove popular and successful both nationally and internationally - and we've been lucky enough to partner with
Introducing Shakespeare

Introducing Shakespeare

Introducing Shakespeare is a fantastic (and very energetic!) way to engage your students in the playwright, his life and works
Spotlight on Shakespeare

Spotlight on Shakespeare

Over four hundred years since his death, Shakespeare’s poetry is still being read, performed and listened to all over the
Counting Achievement Through Poetry - National Poetry Day 2024

Counting Achievement Through Poetry – National Poetry Day 2024

Year on year, our National Poetry Day programmes prove popular and successful right across the country and we’ve developed a
Poetry in Sight

Poetry in Sight

Our poetry writing workshops encourage pupils to play with words and rhythms while working to the restrictions imposed by different
Soundscape Poetry

Soundscape Poetry

Those pupils who said they don’t like poetry will be writing furiously at the end of this magical workshop. "The
Personification Poetry

Personification Poetry

What if Stonehenge could tell us all it has seen over the millennia – and all it has heard, too?
National Poetry Day School Workshops Refuge

Refuge Rhymes – Poetry

Inspiring and Reflective Poetry workshops for both Primary and Secondary Schools exploring the theme of "Refuge" "The immersion aspect was
A Celebration in Rhyme

A Celebration in Rhyme

Working with up to 420 children to create and perform a School Poem in just one day! A celebration in
Collaborative Poetry 

Collaborative Poetry 

Workshop Description These workshops can last between 30 and 90-minutes, depending on the number of classes you would like to
Cinquains of Truth – People Whose Choices Shaped the World

Cinquains of Truth – People Whose Choices Shaped the World

Progress towards equality in a diverse world has been made possible by people who made choices that, while sometimes causing
Poetry Live!

Poetry Live!

Poetry Live - Join one of our team for live workshops, beamed straight to the classroom! (Streamed Workshop) "Thank you
Messages from Space

Messages from Space

What do we know about Neptune? What’s the science of Saturn? And what's our understanding of Uranus? "The workshops were
The Poetry of Shakespeare

The Poetry of Shakespeare

With many of Shakespeare’s characters, it’s definitely not a case of “what you see is what you get”. So this
The Poet-Tree

The Poet-Tree

From tiny acorns … great verses grow … Every tree starts as a seed – a seed that germinates and
International Women's Day Poetry Workshop

International Women’s Day Poetry Workshop

Celebrates the power of women working together, remembering their achievements through verse - and we have three particular collectives in
Outdoor Poetry

Outdoor Poetry

Across both the centuries and the continents, poets have taken inspiration from the outdoor world. And this intriguing workshop gives
Performance Poetry: Rhythm, Rhyme and Action

Performance Poetry: Rhythm, Rhyme and Action

A magical route to seeing how poems can be changed and transformed through choral speaking "We welcomed back Jackson from
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Celebrate the lives and achievements of some amazing British writers from diverse backgrounds through highly engaging workshops taking a very
Shakespeare for GCSE and A Level / S4 - S6

Shakespeare for GCSE and A Level / S4 – S6

It’s unlikely that any of Shakespeare’s actors ever saw full copies of the plays they appeared in, instead using “cue
Ways into Shakespeare (Teacher CPD workshop / INSET Day)

Ways into Shakespeare (Teacher CPD workshop / INSET Day)

Our hands-on workshop gives you the chance to experience a range of Shakespeare activities that both link in perfectly with
Family Literacy

Family Literacy

We all know how much family support benefits children's learning. So, our Family Literacy workshops have been specifically developed to
CSI: Bookmark 

CSI: Bookmark 

Workshop Description The Book Review Competition at Little Podmore Library received record entries this year – but someone snuck in
Purposeful Writing – With Pirates!

Purposeful Writing – With Pirates!

This colourful programme places pupils at the heart of a fictional world when they receive a surprise visit from our

World Book Day

View our World Book Day Teaching Resources

World Book Day Resource Packages to download include ...

For those schools who would like to deliver their own whole-school World Book Day,  we’ve put together some engaging resource packages that allow pupils to enjoy and engage with our best loved character-led workshops without them ever having to set foot inside school. Each one provides two - three hours of activity for every class from EYFS to Year 6/P1 – P7, and comes complete with introductory and celebratory films. 

 

The Extraordinary Adventures of Fillolog

Whatever book our friend Vistie was reading as a little girl (and she read a lot of them!), it always featured Fillolog, an extraordinary creature with an extraordinary appetite for stories. They were there in the forest, as she read of wolves, owls and eagles. They were there in the sea as she devoured tales of pirates, shipwrecks and treasure islands. And they were there in the distance as she read of adventure, action and mystery. Fillolog also had their own story to tell – but now that Vistie has got older, it’s faded to the back of her memory. And that’s where you come in! Because you and your pupils have the chance to help her by writing a unique and extraordinary whole-school story – with Fillolog at its heart!

The pack comprises of; an opening assembly, followed by workshops (one per year group) and a closing assembly, all led by Vistie. There are also follow-up literacy activities designed to put flesh on the bones of the story.

Find out more at www.ascreativesconnect.com/product/the-extraordinary-advenutures-of-fillolog/

 

The Character Hunt

The great characters of fiction leap off the pages of the books they inhabit and into our imaginations because their authors have taken the trouble to breathe life into them, creating fully rounded beings. And now your pupils will get the chance to do that too, in The Character Hunt!

The children will meet The Mighty Pen a writer with plenty of wonderful ideas for stories - but no characters to put in them! The Pen, will, though, introduce your pupils to some archetypes – and challenge classes, a year group at a time, to take part in workshops designed to transform those archetypes into all-encompassing characters.

Both packages offer fantastic value for money and are available to download from www.ascreativesconnect.com/product/the-great-character-hunt/