Alex dressed as Dumbledore from the Harry Potter book series (Image: Dana H)
World Book Day is held every year on the first Thursday in March to celebrate books and reading, and every child in full-time education receives a voucher to spend on books.
Phoebe Richardson, age 5, dressed up as The Cat in the Hat (Image: Layla Richardson)
We've gathered together pictures of children in their fantastic costumes.
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Mia French age 8 dressed as Matilda (Image: Hayley Rumbold)
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Gillies Baverstock, 9, who attends Gothic Mede Academy in Arlesey, dressed up as Elton John from the ‘Little people, big dreams’ book collection. (Image: Linsay Baverstock)
Elodie dressed as Hermione Granger and Esme dressed as Luna Lovegood (Image: Kelly Beauchamp)
Oscar Halsey age 4 as The Highway Rat (Image: Charis Bailes)
Lucca Colella dressed as George from George's Marvellous Medicine (Image: Carmen Crouch)
Layla-Mai Gorton as Mirabel (Image: Courtesy of Shannon Gorton)
Rosie and Stanley Fulton dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and Stickman (Image: Jade Claridge)
Mila dressed up as Wednesday Addams, with a homemade Thing on her shoulder (Image: Nikki Beswick)
Mia Wickham dressed as Matilda for World Book Day (Image: Stacey Wickham)
Peartree pupils Harry and Eva Gajbutowicz dressed up as Harry Potter and Belle from Beauty and the Beast (Image: Danielle Robins)
A spoon full of sugar for Natalie on World Book Day (Image: Chanelle Daley)
Nine-year-old Gothic Mede Academy pupil Caleb dressed up as an Oompa Loompa (Image: Georgina Smith)
Willow, 7, dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood for World Book Day (Image: Georgina Smith)
Zelda dressed up as Isadora Moon for World Book Day (Image: Robin Atherton)
Reuben dressed up as a fireman from the book I want to be a firefighter (Image: Lauren Draper-Wood)
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