World Book Day

Did you know that World Book Day is the first Thursday of March? In other words, today! What a coincidence, looking for some material for a post to spice up the blog, I found out that this is a celebration that has been taking place since 1995 and officially recognized by UNESCO. In Britain, children in some schools dress up as literary characters. Read this article from the BBC News Magazine. So what are you waiting for, pick up a book and dress up. Now let me think, I'm trying to decide if I should dress up as Huck Finn or Captain Ahab. What literary character do you think would make a good costume?

Why Reading Matters (2009)

A BBC documentary in which science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step into other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.