Children across the country are going into school dressed as their favourite literary characters to mark World Book Day.

World Book Day has arrived and children across Northern Ireland are embracing the chance to ditch the school uniforms and get creative with their costumes. Young people are encouraged to dress up ...

Schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear pyjamas or dress as a word to try and help reduce the costs for families.

Is there any horror to compare with World Book Day horror? I’m over it all myself because my daughter is at secondary school and they don’t get you to dress up at The Very Hungry Caterpillar ...

World Book Day is an international event that sees thousands of children dress up for the occasion. More than 100 countries around the world join in with World Book Day which was created by UNESCO ...

Every year to mark World Book Day, children across East Lancashire and the rest of the country dress up as their favourite literary characters.

HIT movie of the moment Wicked is inspiring children this year for World Book Day. As youngsters have fun today dressing up as their favourite characters, the heroes of the Oscar-winning movie ...

Hundreds of children from across York have been dressing up to mark World Book Day – an event that celebrates reading and literacy across the… ...

If you’re struggling to come with an idea on how to dress up for World Book Day with your child, the following characters from children’s literature should be easy to replicated with minimal ...

Experts suggest recycling old costumes for World Book Day to save money. (Getty Images) And it isn't just World Book Day parents have to fork out for, from Comic Relief to Christmas Jumper Day, ...

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.