And what better way to mark the occasion than by looking at some great story time sessions from Sunderland and County Durham in years gone by.
We have 9 photos of your loved ones engrossed in a reading session.
From The Bridges to Blackfell and Tavistock Nursery to Thornhill School. There are reminders galore from the Sunderland Echo archives.
Question is … can you spot someone you know enjoying a good book? Take a look.
![A 2012 photo showing children from Blackfell Primary School in Washington at a Teddy Bear story-telling activity at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, led by Morgan Fail, assistant learning officer.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM3NTY0NGEyLTJhOTEtNDc0Ni1iNjI0LWE3NjBhMmU4YjU5YjpmNjExNjk3NS1hMTlkLTRhODQtOGQ1OS03NWRiOTE2MWRmZDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Brilliant times for these Blackfell Primary students
A 2012 photo showing children from Blackfell Primary School in Washington at a Teddy Bear story-telling activity at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, led by Morgan Fail, assistant learning officer. Photo: Picture by David Allan
![The Beach at the Bridges where 12 lucky three-year-olds from Tavistock Nursery took part in a storytelling session with a Pirate and a Mermaid. Remember this from 7 years ago?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEzZGE3Y2RjLTdkMjMtNDg1My05ZWE2LThkMTI4ZDgwNjNhNzo3MzgwMWU3OC02NzFmLTQ5NGMtYThiYy04NDBmMjg1MzM5NmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Swashbuckling reminders of 2014
The Beach at the Bridges where 12 lucky three-year-olds from Tavistock Nursery took part in a storytelling session with a Pirate and a Mermaid. Remember this from 7 years ago? Photo: Picture by Corrina Atkinson.
![Storytelling at the Roker Pods on a Bank Holiday in 2013. Were you there?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE5NWJhMzZlLTU3MTUtNGViNi1iMTg0LTU0MTEwOTQ2NWQyODpiZTJlOWViZS0yMjkzLTQ4NTctODlmNC1lZTY4MmY5ZjI0NDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. A masterpiece in 2013
Storytelling at the Roker Pods on a Bank Holiday in 2013. Were you there? Photo: Picture by Kevin Brady
![Storyteller Tony Wilson pictured opening Oxclose Primary Academy's new library with pupils in 2017. Can you spot someone you know?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmExMTg2OTVmLTk4ZmQtNDQ4Ny04NWY3LTc2MDdhMjdmY2RhYzo1MWI0NDk2Yi1mMDE0LTQ2ZWYtYWY1MC05YWMxMDE3ZmZlOTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Over at Oxclose Primary
Storyteller Tony Wilson pictured opening Oxclose Primary Academy's new library with pupils in 2017. Can you spot someone you know? Photo: Tim Richardson