The selection of £1 books for the 2003 World Book Date has been confirmed. Four of thee six titles are newly commisioned. WBD willl be on the 6th of March. The selection for the recommended reads has still to be confirmed but will include Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson and Friendly Matches by Allan Ahlberg.

Duck's Day Out by Jez Alborough
Tough it Out by Jenny Oldfield
Last Polar Bears by Harry Horse
Showstopper! Geraldine McCaughrean
Secret Princess Diaries Meg Cabbot
An Eye for an Eye by Malorie Blackman