Whole-School 2026 Book Day Resource – Dragon Dave the Not So Brave

What you will find here is a whole-school resource written to be used for your school annual Book Day 2026 celebration (or at any other time as required) and designed to give you a whole-school focus/theme based around the absolutely superb, wall breaking picture book Dragon Dave the Not So Brave by Alex Latimer and Phillip Cullen!

There are loads of activities to complete in all classrooms, with activities differentiated across KS1, LKS2 and UKS2.

After reading the book and discussing in detail, there are drama, writing, oracy and art activities to have a go at. These should lead to some beautiful outcomes including a school dragon display featuring the Scales of Happiness and dragon-shaped poetry!

The pack also includes additional whole-school reading-themed activities involving the creation of bookmarks and the writing of book reviews for Dragon Dave the Not So Brave!

The pack has been created by teachers who work across all ages and should be suitable to keep the whole school engaged, entertained and focused for the full day, leading to lovely end outcomes including poetry, artwork and writing that would make for a perfect whole-school display and showcase on social media and school websites!

To make the most of this resource, you will need a copy of the book (one per classroom). This can be purchased from all good book retailers!