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World Book Day takes place every year in the UK and Ireland. It is a day all about celebrating books!

As such, many children spend the day reading, talking about the books they enjoy reading and dressing up as a character from their favourite story!

Lots of schools and authors like to get involved too by sharing their love of books and taking part in book related activities.

Do you have a favourite book?

There are two different types of books. Fiction and non-fiction.

Fiction books are ones which have been made up by a writer’s imagination. These are often genres such as ‘sci-fi’, fairy tales and mysteries.

Non-fiction books are about real life. This could be a book about a celebrity, an event that has happened or even a recipe book. Both types of book can be celebrated on World Book Day.

Discover what book genre you are most like, in this quiz!

Before an author writes a story, they plan what is going to happen. A plan is a useful tool to make sure you stay on track when you are writing. The main things you need to think about are; characters, setting and plot.

Characters

Think about who your characters are. What they look like on the outside and what their personality traits are. It can be helpful to decide what motivates your characters and what their relationships are like with each other.

Setting

Deciding a setting is really important for creating the tone of the story. This is also an opportunity to be really creative and invent your own world.

Plot

The plot is the storyline. What happens to your characters in the beginning, middle and end of your story. Often there is a build up that leads to a problem that has to be solved. It is helpful to plan the plot by making some notes about what will happen in each section of the story.

Have a go at planning and then writing your own story. You could write an exciting adventure, a magical fairy tale or thrilling mystery. If you are not sure where to start, use the story starters as inspiration.

Think about your favourite story and have a go at writing either a sequel or prequel. You could have the same characters with a different plot or new characters set in the same place. Often prequels and sequels are a great opportunity to explore the storyline of some of the side characters or to find out why two characters have a specific relationship. For example, if two characters start off as enemies, a prequel might explain what led to their fall out.

Comic books are colourful graphic novels that usually feature lots of adventures and superheroes!

Have a go at creating your own comic strip or print off the template to help you get started.

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