466: World Book Day 2026
From Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB by RNIB Connect Radio
March 6, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 466
About this episode
The episode features discussions about the World Book Day books for 2026 and highlights from popular children's authors.
In today's show we hear from 11 of the World Book Day books for 2026 which are available from RNIB , plus we listen back to two of our most popular children's authors, Julia Donaldson makes some illustrations in audio and the late great Michael Bond talks about the origins of Paddington.
Topics covered
- World Book Day
- children's literature
- audiobooks
- popular authors
- illustrations in audio
Keywords
- World Book Day
- 2026
- children's authors
- Julia Donaldson
- Michael Bond
- Paddington
- audiobooks
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNIB
Books & works: Paddington
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