Top tips to get cheap books to keep the kids entertained on World Book Day — plus win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
Buying in bulk and going second hand are just some of the ways to grab a bargain
GET ready for World Book Day with a bargain for your little bookworms.
Taking place today, the annual event helps promote reading and literacy to school children around the world.
You can get involved by filling your child’s home library for less.
Here are our top tips to help you get free or cheap books to keep the little ones entertained.
- Swap books: Do it for free with family, friends and other parents. You can also join Facebook groups such as The UK Book Swap or The Book Cafe - Buy, Sell Swap where you can sell, give away and get books. Just pay for the postage for the ones you’re giving away. Or find a local Facebook book group and meet and exchange for free.
SAVE: £7 average per book - Free e-books: There are thousands of books you can download for free on your computer, smartphone or tablet. You don’t even need an ereader to read an ebook. Just download Kindle, Nook and Kobo apps for nothing and search for free children’s books. There are lots of free ebooks sites you can browse such as Project Gutenberg or BookBub.
SAVE: £4.99 average per book - Buy in bulk: Get ten kids’ picture books for £10 at The Works online. Choose from bestsellers for all ages, from fairytale classics to modern hits. Lidl is also selling a range of classic favourites for just 99p each including Alice In Wonderland, Black Beauty, Treasure Island, Wind In The Willows and The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz. That’s enough to need a new bookcase to put them on.
SAVE: £59.99 - Amazon special offers: Shop for the latest book deals on Amazon click “Books under £5” in the children’s category. You can also tailor your search according to how old your child is: two and under, three-to-five, six-to-eight and nine-to-11. Get the classic Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, new for £4 on paperback, compared to bookstore Waterstones where it costs £7.99
SAVE: £3.99 - Go second hand: Instead of going to a retail bookstore and paying £7.99 for a book, pay just a few pounds for it in a second-hand bookshop. Don’t have one near you? Buy from car boot sales or make regular trips to charity shops. You can get books for 50p a pop and when you’re done you can give them back. Help a good cause and get books for pennies. Win, win.
SAVE: £5.99 average per book
Deal of the day
GET personalised kids’ books The Golden Key or Unicorn Oo for £8.99 using 50 per cent off discount code worldbookday50 at .
SAVE: £9
Top swap
CELEBRATE World Book Day with a selection of classic kids’ stories such as Alice In Wonderland for just 99p each from Lidl. The Waterstones version would cost you £3 more.
SAVE: £3
Reader's saving tip
JOCELYN LEIGHTON, from Blackpool, says: “Keep the buttons on your remote controls clean and dust free on the cheap by using an old toothbrush.”
- Send your hints to and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is published. Please include your name and town.
Cheap treat
NAIL it with Bourjois One Seconde gel polish from for £1.75. Was £5.99.
SAVE: £4.24
Shop & save
LAST minute dash to get your kid a costume? This Criminal Granny Costume from B&M is a steal at £2, down from £4.
SAVE: £2
My Sun Savers fiver
MICHELLE SOUTHERN, from High Peak, Derbys, says: “I’m going to put my Savers fivers towards a Hol from £9.50 for my family and shih tzu at one of the caravan resorts in Cornwall.”
- Send your Savers fiver stories to s and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is published. Please include your name and town.
Play now to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
JOIN thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle.
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