Each year, thousands of Brummie schoolchildren dress up as their favourite book characters. You can purchase World Book Day costumes from Amazon and Argos also offers some great costume ideas.

It is traditional for children to dress up as their favourite book character for the event, which is taking place today (Thursday, March 6), and aims to promote reading for pleasure. But in recent ...

Organise a dress-up day at work where everyone has to come as their favourite childhood character from a book and ask everyone to donate £2 to a chosen charity. You’re sure to see those ...

Catherine Davidson, Acting Principal at Ballysillan Primary School and Nursery in Belfast, says there has been a "real buzz". "I know children reading books is at its lowest in 20 years and I'm not ...

World Book Day, celebrated on Thursday, sees school children dress up as their favourite book characters, with schools also hosting other reading-themed events.

It's the annual event that creates a mixed reaction among parents - World Book Day. While some revel in the opportunity to recreate their child's favourite book character ... to help you come up with ...

While plenty of schools encourage kids to dress up to celebrate their favourite book characters on 6 March, it doesn’t mean you have to fork out for a ready-made costume. You can create a quick ...

This year marks 30 years since the first World Book Day took place on April ... which is why we’ve compiled a list of the quirkiest characters to dress up as this year and how to do it.

World Book Day is almost here (Thursday 6 March, people. Time to shine!). If you’ve been blissfully unaware that it’s this ...

A large donation by Smiffys Fancy Dress to ... to dress up this year. Being able to help children in our local area join in with the magic of World Book Day by bringing characters to life is ...

It’s World Book Day 2025 and youngsters across Liverpool and Merseyside have been dressing up as their favourite characters. Take a look at our gallery of pictures from St Mary’s Catholic ...