Children across Stevenage, North Herts and surrounding areas are dressing up in their best literary costumes to celebrate World Book Day.
World Book Day takes place every year on the first Thursday in March as a national celebration of books and reading.
Every child in full-time education receives a voucher to spend on books, with schools across the UK taking part in special activities to celebrate.
Some of last year's costumes included Dumbledore, the Cat in the Hat, Matilda, the Highway Rat and more.
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What is your child's name?Charlotte Lees
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?Martins Wood
What did your child dress up as?Belle from Beauty & The Beast
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Charlotte before going to World Book Day at school What is your child's name?Lillie Wallace
How old is your child?8
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?St Vincent de Paul School
What did your child dress up as?Burglar Betty from the book Burglar Bill
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Lillie Wallace as Burglar Betty What is your child's name?Paislei-Beth, Huey, Huxley
How old is your child?6,5,5
What year are they in?Year 2 and reception
What school do they go to?Walkern primary
What did your child dress up as?Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, Captain Hook
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Oh no it’s Captain Hook What is your child's name?Summer and ryan
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?Year 1
What school do they go to?Woolenwick infant and nursery school
What did your child dress up as?Sleeping beauty and woody the cowboy
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Woody the cowboy is Ryan baldwin and on the right is sleeping beauty. They are twins 
Twins ryan the cowboy and summer the sleeping beauty What is your child's name?Stanley & Rosie Fulton
How old is your child?Stan (7), Rosie (5)
What year are they in?Year 1 & Year 2
What school do they go to?Walkern Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Big Bad Wolf & Captain Smith from Titanic
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Rosie Fulton (left), as The Big Bad Wolf & Stanley Fulton (right), as Captain Smith, from Titanic What is your child's name?Charley smith
How old is your child?4
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?Garden city acadmey
What did your child dress up as?Dalmatian
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Charley smith What is your child's name?Ruby
How old is your child?4
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Icknield infants school
What did your child dress up as?Gwen Stacy
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Gwen Stacy What is your child's name?Emily Baker
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?St Vincent de paul
What did your child dress up as?Rainbow high doll
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N/a What is your child's name?Indiana and Sierra
How old is your child?8 and 11
What year are they in?4 and 6
What school do they go to?Our Lady
What did your child dress up as?Funnybones and Hermione
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Indiana and Sierra’s What is your child's name?Eveline
How old is your child?9
What year are they in?5
What school do they go to?Peartree Spring Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Little Red Riding Hood
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Eveline Valinciuc, dress for Book day as Little Red Riding Hood. Pictures was taken 7/3/2024 What is your child's name?Harry & Freddie Fletcher
How old is your child?6 & 2
What year are they in?Year 2 and nursery
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter & Zog
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Harry as Harry Potter and Freddie as Zog What is your child's name?Emily
How old is your child?10
What year are they in?Year 5
What school do they go to?Martins Wood
What did your child dress up as?Luna Lovegood
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Emily Adkins dressed up as Luna Lovegood What is your child's name?Freya and Beau
How old is your child?9 and 7
What year are they in?5 and 3
What school do they go to?St Mary’s Baldock
What did your child dress up as?Medusa and Amelia Earhart
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Freya and Beau O’ferrall What is your child's name?Freddie
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?2
What school do they go to?Bedwell
What did your child dress up as?Stevenage captain Carl Piergianni
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Freddie as Stevenage captain Carl Piergianni for world book day What is your child's name?Bertie Portingale
How old is your child?2
What year are they in?Preschool
What school do they go to?Bunnies Preschool
What did your child dress up as?Bottomly Potts
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Bertie wanted to dress as Bottomly Potts from Hairy Maclary What is your child's name?Megan Green
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?Martinswood Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Isadora Moon
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Megan Green dressed as half vampire half fairy Isadora Moon 
Megan Green reading Isadora Moon dressed as Isadora What is your child's name?George Mould
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?Giles Nursery & Infants
What did your child dress up as?Scarface Claw
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George wanted to dress as the cat from Hairy Maclary What is your child's name?Macy-blue
How old is your child?4
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Mossbury primary school
What did your child dress up as?Elmer
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Macy-blue dressed as Elmer the elephant for world book day. What is your child's name?Aariya
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?Giles Nursery and Infant School
What did your child dress up as?Little Miss Sunshine
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World Book day 2024 What is your child's name?Jude Green
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?Martinswood primary
What did your child dress up as?Dexter the cat from Animal Railway
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Jude Green dressed as Dexter the train driving cat from the book Animal Railway What is your child's name?Benjamin Green
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?Martinswood Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Ben Green from Martinswood Primary School dressed as Harry Potter reading Order of the Phoenix What is your child's name?Stanley-James
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?Garden city academy
What did your child dress up as?Stick man
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Stanley-James Dommett dressed as stick man What is your child's name?Isaac Baker
How old is your child?10
What year are they in?6
What school do they go to?St Vincent de paul
What did your child dress up as?Oompa Loompa
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N/a What is your child's name?Nevaeh-Faith
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?The Leys
What did your child dress up as?Matilda
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Nevaeh-Faith has never ran to school so fast! She has learnt all of the soundtracks ready to see Matilda the musical in theatre for her 5th birthday. 
Nevaeh-Faith as Matilda! What is your child's name?Freddie and Sofia
How old is your child?Freddie 6 and Sofia 4
What year are they in?Year 2 and nursery
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Freddie is sonic and Sofia is Rapunzel
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Freddie and sofia dressed up as their favourite book characters for world book day 2024. Freddie is super sonic! And Sofia is Rapunzel from tangled. What is your child's name?Scarlet Portingale
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?Yr3
What school do they go to?Giles Junior School
What did your child dress up as?Mary Poppins
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Scarlet dressed as Mary Poppins this morning What is your child's name?Lucca
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?2
What school do they go to?St Ippolyts school
What did your child dress up as?Billionaire boy
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Lucca Colella What is your child's name?Holly-Niamh
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Lodge farm
What did your child dress up as?Wednesday Addams
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Holly-Niamh dressed as Wednesday Addams What is your child's name?Axel
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Camps Hill School
What did your child dress up as?Chase From Paw Patrol
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Axel was so excited to dress up this year as you can see by the big smile on his face! He is a big paw patrol fan. What is your child's name?Mya-Rose
How old is your child?9
What year are they in?Year 5
What school do they go to?Lodge Farm
What did your child dress up as?Miss Wonka
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Mya-Rose dressed up as Miss Wonka from Charlie and the chocolate factory. What is your child's name?Teddy cook
How old is your child?4
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Round dimand
What did your child dress up as?Spider-Man
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This picture was taken at home by my mum for world book day at school What is your child's name?Lily-Ann & Riley
How old is your child?7 & 9
What year are they in?Year 2 & Year 4
What school do they go to?Bedwell
What did your child dress up as?Fox 🦊 & Footballer ⚽️
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Lily-Ann & Riley ??? What is your child's name?Vera
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?Peartree Spring
What did your child dress up as?Little Red Riding Hood
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Vera 
Vera What is your child's name?Darcie-Grace
How old is your child?4
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Icknield infants
What did your child dress up as?Princess Anna
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Princess Anna for World book day 2024 What is your child's name?Tommy and Millie
How old is your child?7 & 5
What year are they in?Year two and reception
What school do they go to?Northfields infant school
What did your child dress up as?Miles Morales and Harmony
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World book day 2024 What is your child's name?Molly and Alfie Hooper
How old is your child?Molly 9 Alfie 7
What year are they in?Year 4 and Year 2
What school do they go to?Grange Academy and Northfields Infants Letchworth
What did your child dress up as?Matilda and the Gruffalo
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Alfie Hooper aged 7 
Molly Hooper aged 9 What is your child's name?Amaya
How old is your child?8
What year are they in?4
What school do they go to?Roebuck
What did your child dress up as?Live action Little Mermaid - it’s why representation is sooo important!
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Amaya 
Amaya What is your child's name?Oscar Halsey
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?Icknield infant school letchworth
What did your child dress up as?The peach from james and the giant peach
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Oscar halsey as the peach stood upright in front of tv What is your child's name?Alfie
How old is your child?1
What year are they in?Nursery
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What did your child dress up as?Duck from ‘Where’s Mr Duck?’
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Alfie dressed as a duck from his favourite story book ‘Where’s Mr Duck?’ Did your children dress up for World Book Day?
Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2024 to be featured online!
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