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 ...

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.

Schools across London are ditching the dress ... dressing-up element from World Book Day altogether. “The cost and the time and effort, can still add up, even if they are not book characters ...

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 ...

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 ... and favourite costume ideas in the comments section.

World Book Day 2025 is just around the corner and schools across the nation are gearing up to celebrate some of the best children's literature with a non-school-uniform day where youngsters can adopt ...

An Opinium survey showed that 22% of UK parents feel the need to impress with the fancy dress on the day. Old Halloween costumes can be easily repurposed for the dress up day. Dress up like a ...

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

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

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 ...

This year marks 30 years since the first World Book Day took place on April 23 ... which is why we’ve compiled a list of the quirkiest characters to dress up as this year and how to do it.