World Book Day 2025

Join Joe Tasker and Naomi Wilkinson live from Bradford as we make Live Lessons history on World Book Day.

Throughout this special programme, we'll be preparing for ‘The Big Live Read’, a national read-along where children across the UK will read together all at the same time.

In preparation, presenters Naomi Wilkinson and Joe Tasker will be joined by a keen team of readers to help everyone find a book they would love to read. Under the expert guidance of author and poet Joseph Coelho they’ll explore fiction, non-fiction, and poetry to help people find a book and a way to read that’s right for them.

Newsround’s Emma-Louise Amanshia will be touring Bradford on a very special bus to gather reading recommendations. Plus some famous faces will suggest their favourite fiction and non-fiction books.

This educational programme will be packed with tips and recommendations for what you might love to read and how you might like to read it. But what book will you choose for ‘The Big Live Read’?