We will be updating this page with photos from World Book Day, including out-and-about costumes, costumes at home and photos from the trail.
Kids costumes
Random order – click for full view carousel and to find out who the characters are!
“I’ll be back” (Lincoln)
Hermione from Harry Potter (note the emblem on the satchel and on the cloth behind). (Skye)
A Boy Called Christmas (Harry)
Bellatrix Lestrange (the Death Eater) from Harry Potter (Eva)
Gnasher (Ben)
I am Princess Pearl having been captured by my mean Uncle and kept in a Castle from Zog & The FLying Doctors By Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Don’t worry I’ve got the Medicine to help him. (Edith)
Taka from the Ninja trilogy by Chris Bradford. Taka is a ninja (obvs!) (Robin)
Mary Poppins (Jemimah)
Gangsta Granny (Daniel)
Wish from the Wizards of Once series (Max)
Fizzlebert Stump – a boy who grew up in the circus and is desperate to be a circus ringmaster. (Rex)
Wish from the Wizards of Once series (Max)
A member of the Jolley-Roger family from “The Pirates Next Door” (Betty)
The Fox, from “How the Bear Lost His Tail” by Susan Price. (Jamie)
Willy Wonka (Stephen)
Thumbelina the flower fairy (Ariella)
Matilda, busy studying and reading at her desk… (Sofia)
101 Dalmations (Lois)
Neon Leon the chameleon (Alex)
Vicious Viking from Horrible Histories (Ethan).
Jesus (Joel)
And the Dinosaur from How do dinosaurs go to school? (Isaac)
Fizzlebert Stump – a boy who grew up in the circus and is desperate to be a circus ringmaster. (Rex)
A very homemade Gandalf! (Stanley)
The Fox, from “How the Bear Lost His Tail” by Susan Price. (Jamie)
Bellatrix Lestrange (the Death Eater) from Harry Potter (Eva)
The Snail and the Whale
Velociraptor from Jurassic park (William)
Willy Wonka (Stephen)
The White Witch from Narnia – note the polar bear. (Annie)
Wanna the wannonasaurus from the Dinosaur Cove series (Luther)
Legolas, heroic Elf from Lord of the Rings. (Louis)
Legolas, heroic Elf from Lord of the Rings. (Louis)
Ron Weasley (Daniel)
Peter Pan (José)
Oliver Twist – please sir, I’d like some more! (Toby)
George’s Marvellous Medicine! (Safia)
Marigold‚ from The Illustrated Mum (Leyla)
Dennis the Menace (Jacob)
The Black Corsair from the book of the same name, a 17th Century swashbuckling Italian pirate in the Caribbean! (Hector)
The White Witch from Narnia – note the polar bear. (Annie)
Jacob is Dennis the Menace and Ben is Gnasher.
Our favourite characters from KID NORMAL AND THE ROGUE HEROES!
Albi is Billy (with the inflating hands)
Rob (Dad) is Mr Souperman
Emma (Mum) is Magpie
Juno is Nellie (who can create lightning)
A member of the Jolley-Roger family from “The Pirates Next Door” (Betty)
Wanna the wannonasaurus from the Dinosaur Cove series (Luther)
Kylo Ren (Jimmy)
Marigold‚ from The Illustrated Mum (Leyla)
Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz (Kalyani’s homemade costume!)
She appears here with the Green Witch (her mum)
Paddington Bear (Barnaby)
Bagpipes performance in the playground
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WBD playground bagpipes 5
WBD playground bagpipes 4
WBD playground bagpipes 3
WBD playground bagpipes 2
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