Gwent youngsters get reading for World Book Day (From South Wales Argus)

Gwent youngsters get reading for World Book Day

2:20pm Thursday 7th March 2013 in News

TO celebrate World Book Day today schools, offices and libraries across Gwent are celebrating with a number of special events.

Yesterday saw children at Mini Me Day Nursery in Newport celebrate a day early, as all the children got into the spirit and dressed as their favourite literary characters.

From Batman to Robin, all 34 of the children took part and received a certificate for their efforts.

Little Rio Humphries, three, dressed as Wally from Where’s Wally? while Lucas Evans dressed as Superman.

A giant Peppa Pig visited the nursery and read stories to the children to celebrate World Book Day, which is a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in more than 100 countries.

Deputy manager Lauren Bauth said: “We decided to hold the event a day early as more children could take part. The children had a really lovely day – we have never had a character come in before, and they all absolutely love her.

“We took pictures of the children with Peppa and they will each get a framed photo to remember meeting her.”

Today at Newbridge library two local reception classes will be treated to a story and given the chance to borrow a book, while at Blackwood library adults can complete a quiz about the first lines in famous books.

Children will also have the chance to win a book by completing a Roald Dahl-themed wordsearch.