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 ...

Schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear ... to dress up as their favourite book character for the event, which is taking place today ...

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine has transformed into the children’s book character The Gruffalo ... on the station took part in the dress-up day including breakfast host Scott Mills, who dressed as ...

World Book Day is set to take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Each year, thousands of Brummie schoolchildren dress up as their favourite book characters. You can purchase World Book Day costumes ...

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

Probably Roald Dahl's most emulated World Book Day character is Matilda - the little girl with special ... is The Scarecrows' Wedding - a great one if you have two children to dress up. It's the boots ...

I dressed up as Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter for World Book Day, a day where children and teachers across the UK famously dress as their favourite book characters for the day. I spent two ...

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 ...

World Book Day sees hordes of children dressing up as their favourites literary characters during the annual ... put on a very leggy display in a mini dress as she added an adult twist to her ...

World Book Day is as exciting for kids as it is daunting for the parents who help make them their costumes for the big day. An Opinium survey showed that 22% of UK parents feel the need to impress ...

Tiny young readers were top of the tots when they dressed up to celebrate stories and language - and turned to the Telegraph for all their words ...