Has World Book Day become a 'horror show'?
Annual event to encourage children to read for pleasure is sore spot for parents under 'growing pressure' to create character costumes
Kids meet Bluey for World Book Day
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World Book Day 2025: Best dressed celebrity kids in hilarious costumes
World Book Day is also celebrated by celebrities who have been taking to social media to show their children's adorable costumes.
9 World Book Day costumes: best celebrity kids photos from Rochelle Humes, Coleen Rooney & more
Coleen Rooney, Rochelle Humes and more stars revealed their kids' transformations into their favourite book characters ahead of school on Thursday. From Where's Wally to Spiderman, take a look at some of the most incredible photos of famous kids on World Book Day 2025…
School transformed into Hogwarts for World Book Day
But this year, an entire school in Essex was transformed into the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as featured in the Harry Potter books and films. For one day only, pupils at Hogarth Primary School,
Your brilliant World Book Day 2025 photos
Many youngsters across Dorset dressed up in outfits inspired by their favourite book characters for World Book Day 2025 - here's all the pictures you sent us
Residents and children celebrate World Book Day together
Residents at a care home spent World Book Day with children dressed as their favourite characters. Parley Place care home residents visited Mighty Oaks Day Nursery to celebrate their love for books. The children,
More World Book Day fun at schools in Louth area
Pupils got into character for World Book Day activities at Louth area schools on Thursday, March 6. Here are classes dressed up from just some of Louth area’s schools.
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World Book Day: Rochelle Humes and Coleen Rooney among celebrities whose children are dressing up
Coleen Rooney and Rochelle Humes are among the celebrities who have enthusiastically shared their children’s dressing up ...
World Book Day can be fun for parents - I've cracked the code
Watching her, it hit me: my daughter understood the essence of what World Book Day should be about. It wasn’t the costumes, ...
Library honours 20th anniversary on World Book Day
A city centre library is celebrating its 20th anniversary on World Book Day by welcoming an award-winning children's author.
World Book Day: Why schools are asking pupils not to wear costumes of their favourite characters
Schools have adopted a more flexible approach in response to the cost-of-living crisis and the growing pressure on parents to ...
World Book Day: 11 heartwarming photos of children across the region celebrating their favourite book characters
Children across the globe celebrated World Book Day today, with our young Black Country readers really letting their ...
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Why World Book Day matters, especially for Irish language readers
Andrew Whitson, AKA 'Mr Ando', illustrator of World Book Day title Ag Buzzáil sa Ghairdín, welcomes readers to this year's ...
Claudia Winkleman's one-word response to Gogglebox star's son dressing up as her for World Book Day
Fans of Gogglebox star Izzi Warner declared her son had 'won' World Book Day after she posted a picture of his 'hilarious' ...
World Book Day 2025: Amazing costumes across the region
(Image: Public) Bridget Simpson, aged 6, from Bishop Auckland, dressed as the word 'old' for World Book Day. (Image: Public) Rory, aged 4, from Coxhoe, as Zog for World Book Day.
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World Book Day: Here are 40 fabulous photos as Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford enjoy all the fun of World Book Day
World Book Day 2025 has been celebrated throughout the Wakefield district with hundreds of school and nursery children ...