GALLERY: World Book Day at Kennet Valley Primary

Whether they were at school or home learning, they were asked to take a ‘Shelfie’ to show off their books at home – even the staff joined in to show everyone the books that they enjoy reading. Children had a vast array of authors and genres that they shared with each other.

Children were also challenged to make a sculpture of their favourite books character using fruit or vegetables as their main medium. Staff enjoyed getting the pictures of these fantastic creations and a prize was awarded to the best one.

Michael Rosen's book talk

Throughout the week the children also joined several talks by published authors such as Michael Rosen, Kwame Alexander, and Catherine Johnson.

The children were able to hear the authors talk about their own inspirations and what process they went through when writing a poem or story. All of these sessions were interactive with children from around the country able to ask questions via a chat feature.

Mrs Byford, the school's reading leader said: “It was such an amazing opportunity for all the children, whether they were at home or in school, to hear their authors talk about the craft of writing.

"The talks were very engaging, and the children all agreed that the sessions were really inspiring. We were incredibly lucky to have been given the chance to join the sessions throughout the week”.

An impressive entry!

Mrs Russell, headteacher, said “As a school we are passionate about children enjoying reading. We will always encourage children to try reading different genre or different authors and it was wonderful for our children to join these sessions where they heard authors talking about writing and reading.

"We hope that this inspires the children to continue to build on their love of reading further”.