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What are your favourite books?

What are your favourite books?

07/10/13

With this year's Henley Literary Festival now behind us, we ask Henley shoppers to name their favourite reads.

Tell us about your World Book Day event

19/02/18

CHILDREN will be dressing up as their favourite literary characters for World Book Day on Thursday, March 1. The annual event is designed to promote reading and was first held in April 1995. It is supported by schools, libraries and community groups ...

X Factor presenter to appear at festival

X Factor presenter to appear at festival

01/09/17

BROADCASTER Dermot O’Leary is to promote his debut children’s book on the final day of this year’s Henley Literary Festival. The X Factor host and BBC Radio 2 presenter will talk about Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape at the River & ...

Animal magic

Animal magic

18/03/19

PUPILS and staff at Crazies Hill Primary School dressed as characters including the Cheshire Cat, Peter Rabbit and Tigger. The children took part in a book swap where each member of staff brought in a story and the pupils decided which one they ...

Checkendon Pre-school enjoys World Book Day

Checkendon Pre-school enjoys World Book Day

18/03/19

CHILDREN at Checkendon Pre-school dressed as characters from well-loved stories.

Hotel offers taste of the literary festival

Hotel offers taste of the literary festival

12/06/17

THE Henley Literary Festival and Danesfield House are joining forces later this month for a day of literary events with a lifestyle theme. The Grade II-listed hotel and spa in 65 acres of landscaped gardens and parkland is the venue for a ...

World Book Day: Trinity Primary School, Henley

World Book Day: Trinity Primary School, Henley

13/03/17

ext Pupils at Trinity Primary School dressed up as characters including Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist and Frodo Baggins for World Book Day. The children were invited to come to school as their favourite literary character for the event ...

World Book Day: Harpsden Pre-School

World Book Day: Harpsden Pre-School

13/03/17

CHILDREN from Harpsden Pre-School dressed as knights, a dinosaur, a witch, a witch's cat, Batman, Cinderella and a polar bear for World Book Day. There also came dressed as a parrot, an elephant, Elsa from the film Frozen, a pirate ...

World Book Day: Kidmore End Pre-School

World Book Day: Kidmore End Pre-School

13/03/17

At Kidmore End Pre-School there were three children dressed as The Gruffalo. There were superheroes, a Mad Hatter, a witch and all members of staff also dressed up. It held a Mad Hatters tea party with a stall in the garden ...

World Book Day: Caversham Prep School

World Book Day: Caversham Prep School

13/03/17

The Fantastic Mr Fox, Where’s Wally, Mary from The Secret Garden and Burglar Bill made an appearance for World Book Day. After a literacy-themed week, the finale was a “dress up as your favourite book character day”. ...

Bringing stories to life

Bringing stories to life

18/03/19

PUPILS at Checkendon Primary School dressed as their favourite book characters as part of a week of activities. They came to school as the Roald Dahl characters Matilda and the BFG and characters from books by ...

Playing a part

Playing a part

18/03/19

PUPILS at Robert Piggott Infant School in Wargrave dressed as literary characters including Where’s Wally, Harry Potter and Paddington Bear. The children came to school in their costumes and with their ...

World Book Day: Watlington Primary School

World Book Day: Watlington Primary School

13/03/17

More than 250 children dressed up for a “character catwalk” assembly with certificates and prizes for the best costumes. There was also a “teacher swap” staff visited another class and read children a ...

World Book Week: Kidmore End Primary School

World Book Week: Kidmore End Primary School

13/03/23

Kidmore End Primary School: a children’s author visited during its World Book Week. Kate Poels, from Reading, shared stories and ran workshops with all the classes from foundation year to year 6. Mrs ...

World Book Day: children write their own stories and share favourite books

World Book Day: children write their own stories and share favourite books

13/03/23

Sacred Heart Primary School, Henley: Sacred Heart began a week-long celebration of World Book Day by sharing story writing, whereby one class wrote the first paragraph of a story, sent it to another ...

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