2018 World Book Day Books Announced

The £1 books for World Book Day 2018 have been announced in what will be the 21st year for this prestigious event. The next World Book Day will take place on 1st March 2018, so save the date as we look at the books selected for next year’s event.

World Book Day often offers a range of books, all on offer for £1 with a World Book Day voucher, given away at schools. However, the usually diverse range is celebrity author heavy this year, leading many children’s authors to speak out about being crushed out of the genre by celebrity writers.

While we don’t doubt the quality of the chosen books, there’s no denying how celeb heavy the list is with books from Clare Baldin, Nadiya from Bake Off, Julian Clary and others. Here are the books in full.

Oi Goat! by Kes Gray and Jim Field (Hodder Children’s Books)

Mr Men: My Book About Me By Mr Silly written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves, original concept by Roger Hargreaves (Egmont)

The Baby Brother From Outer Space! by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Thomas Flintham (Nosy Crow)

Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories by Michael Bond, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum (HarperCollins)

Nadiya’s Bake Me a Story by Nadiya Hussain, illustrated by Clair Rossiter (Hodder Children’s Books)

Terry’s Dumb Dot Story: A Treehouse Tale by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (Macmillan)

The Girl Who Thought She Was a Dog by Clare Balding, illustrated by Tony Ross (Puffin)

Brain Freeze by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Shane Devries (Puffin)

The Bolds’ Great Adventure by Julian Clary, illustrated by David Roberts (Andersen Press)

Marvel’s The Avengers: The Greatest Heroes by Alastair Dougall (DK)

Rugby Roar by Gerard Siggins (O’Brien Press) – Ireland only