Happy #WorldBookDay from Special Collections!

Author
micheledrisse
Published Date
March 6, 2014

It’s #WorldBookDay: a day to celebrate everything book and reading related, from authors to illustrators to publishers…

Since 1995, the first Thursday in March has been celebrated as World Book Day, with school children across the UK being given book vouchers and many given the opportunity to go into school dressed as their favourite character from a book.

On this day of celebration we thought we would bring you a few highlights from our Ladybird and Children’s Collections. Enjoy!

Come to the Farm [CHILDREN’S COLLECTIONS 360 GUN]
A History of a Banbury Cake, 1835
Books are Exciting, Ladybird, 1979, World Book Day
Princess Naska, by Stirling, Talwin Morris binding, 1899

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