--- title: World Book Day writing ideas - with examples! description: Here are just some of the wonderful World Book Day writing ideas shared on Pobble by teachers like you! image: https://blog.pobble.com/hubfs/Blog%20template%20(2).png --- [![https://pobble.com/](https://blog.pobble.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pobble%20logo%20RGB-2.png?width=200&height=129&name=Pobble%20logo%20RGB-2.png "https://pobble.com/")](https://blog.pobble.com/) - Find out more - [Inspire your young writers](https://pobble.com) [![Visit Pobble](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7873029/38eefce5-7a91-4ffd-8e80-09971b925176.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/7873029/38eefce5-7a91-4ffd-8e80-09971b925176) # The Pobble blog - [Teaching and Learning](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/teaching-and-learning) ## [World Book Day writing ideas - with examples!](https://blog.pobble.com/world-book-day-writing-ideas-with-examples) - by: Anna from Pobble - On: 11, Feb 2021 - [Free resources (19)](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/free-resources) - [Guest blogs (28)](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/guest-blogs) - [Moderation (15)](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/moderation) - [Parents (9)](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/parents) - [Pobble Power (35)](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/pobble-power) - [Teaching and Learning (124)](https://blog.pobble.com/tag/teaching-and-learning) All - Share - - - - [Subscribe for latest updates](http://#) Reading and writing go hand in hand, so what better way to celebrate World Book Day than to get your class writing about a beloved book or a favourite character? Every year around World Book Day the [Pobble Writing Bank](https://my.pobble.com/for-schools) is topped up with yet more brilliant book-based work, which is not only ideal for guided reading, ‘up-levelling’, topic research, and ‘WAGOLLs’, but also serves as an excellent place to head for finding ideas and lesson inspiration. Don't forget the [Writing Bank](https://my.pobble.com/for-schools) is easily searchable so you can look for a book by name, search for a character, or filter by genre and year group. Here are 12 wonderful World Book Day writing ideas for you to try, shared on [Pobble](http://my.pobble.com/for-schools) by teachers like you...  **Letter to an author** 💡 Choose their favourite author or the author of a book you're reading in class. What will they ask them? Perhaps they'd like some writing tips or to learn the inspiration behind their books. [See an example on Pobble.](https://app.pobble.com/works/7bb2029b)  **Alternative ending** 💡 Take a well-known story or their favourite and ask your class to write an alternative ending. What will they change? How could it end differently? [Read an example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/f5a1225c)  Author profiles 💡 Ask your class to capture the essential points of an author's life by writing an author profile. They could include credentials, achievements, and an overview of the books they've written. [See an example on Pobble.](https://app.pobble.com/works/d13daea3) **Twisted tales** 💡 Take a traditional tale and give it a twist! Perhaps they could write it from a different character's point of view, change the opening, the setting or the ending! So many opportunities to get creative! [Here's a fun example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/b154e392)  **Read all about it!** 💡 Ask your class to become news reporters and write a news story based on what happens in their favourite book. Can they include a snappy headline, quotes, and key facts? [Check out this example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/7d07fed8) **Wanted!** 💡 Create a wanted poster for a well-known book baddie! What key features does your class think the poster needs? Great for character descriptions! [Here's a great example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/248bb2cc) **Book blurb** 💡 Can your class write their own short, yet descriptive account of a book in the form of a blurb? What information will they include to intrigue the readers and make them open the book? You could get them to design the cover too! [See an example here.](https://app.pobble.com/works/book-blurb-1) ![Book blurb Pobble](https://blog.pobble.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Book%20blurb%20Pobble.png?width=1173&name=Book%20blurb%20Pobble.png)**Dear diary...** 💡 Can your class become their favourite book character and write a diary entry of a day in their life? Great for developing empathy with the character. Can they write in the first person from their selected character’s point of view throughout? [See an example here.](https://app.pobble.com/works/248bb2cc)  **Book review** 💡 It's an oldie, but a goodie! Why should everyone read the book they love? It's a great way to work on their persuasive skills. [Here's an example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/0f9ee513) Story starter 💡 Give your class the first line or two from a popular book and ask them to continue the story in a different way. Where will their version of the story take them? Will there be any new characters? [Check out this example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/7205e696) **Character descriptions** 💡 A great excuse to explore figurative language. Can your class write a description of their favourite book character? Perhaps they could create their own and write about that! [Here's an example.](https://app.pobble.com/works/1dd94379) **Book poetry** 💡 Here's a fun challenge! Grab the closest book, go to page 29, write 10 words that catch your eyes, then use 7 of the words to write a poem. Can your class complete this challenge? [See an example on Pobble.](https://app.pobble.com/works/9d5d67f3)  Still looking for more ideas? [Search ‘World Book Day’](https://app.pobble.com/search/World%20Book%20Day) in our massive bank of [children’s writing on Pobble](https://my.pobble.com/) to discover more ideas or find a piece of writing to share as a WAGOLL or exemplar.  #### About Pobble #### Pobble provides exciting daily writing resources to inspire your young writers. You'll find incredible images with ready-made writing activities that engage and motivate your class, 365 days a year. Teachers, get started [here.](https://www.pobble.com) ## Have you discovered Pobble yet? Inspire your young writers with a **free**, ready-made writing prompt every day! 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