Every schoolchild in Lanarkshire to receive free book token for World Book Day

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Every child in Lanarkshire will receive a free book token to celebrate reading and the power of imagination on World Book Day.Taking place this Thursday (March 2), World Book Day has been changing children’s lives by encouraging a love of books and reading for over 25 years.Reading for pleasure makes an enormous impact on a child’s future – whether that’s their educational success, well-being or mental health.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Each year, World Book Day creates bespoke £1 books for children and young adults across the UK and Ireland to highlight the importance of youngsters reading for pleasure.Every schoolchild will be issued a book token, which they can take to a bookshop or supermarket to get their free World Book Day book from a range of much-loved and bestselling authors including Joe Wicks, Sir Lenny Henry, Catherine Saunders, Adam Kay and Katie & Kevin Tsang.Alternatively get £1 off a book or audiobook costing £2.99 or more, at your local bookshop or supermarket till March 26, 2023.Sponsors National Book Tokens have inspired book lovers for more than 90 years, empowering readers to choose just the right books for them.National Book Tokens gift cards are accepted in hundreds of bookshops across the UK & Ireland, and online.East Kilbride MP Dr Lisa Cameron recently became a