![The Comet: Daniel Bovington, aged 6, from the Icknield Infants School in Letchworth. Picture: Charis Bailes]( "The Comet: Daniel Bovington, aged 6, from the Icknield Infants School in Letchworth. Picture: Charis Bailes")
Daniel Bovington, aged 6, from the Icknield Infants School in Letchworth. Picture: Charis Bailes (Image: Archant)
The annual global event celebrates reading and is marked in more than 100 countries all over the world.
This year, children from across the area went to school dressed as their favourite literary character.
Weston Primary and Nursery School put their own spin on the event, giving it a Turret and Tiara theme.
A spokesman for the school said: “What a fantastic World Book Day we have had.
![The Comet: Daniel, Oscar and Theodore ready for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes]( "The Comet: Daniel, Oscar and Theodore ready for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes")
Daniel, Oscar and Theodore ready for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes (Image: Archant)
“We were joined by Peanuts Preschool for a special assembly and we all came dressed for our castle-based theme ‘turrets and tiaras’ and listened to fairy stories.
“Our kings, queens, princes and princesses became authors for the day writing some fantastic stories of their own, inspired by the wonderful castle our deputy head built in the hall.”
![The Comet: Eden Walsh dressed as the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, ready for World Book Day at Lodge Farm Primary School. Picture: Tania Walsh]( "The Comet: Eden Walsh dressed as the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, ready for World Book Day at Lodge Farm Primary School. Picture: Tania Walsh")
Eden Walsh dressed as the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, ready for World Book Day at Lodge Farm Primary School. Picture: Tania Walsh (Image: Archant)
![The Comet: Ella-Grace ready for World Book Day at the Garden City Academy. Picture: Samantha-Joanne Orchard]( "The Comet: Ella-Grace ready for World Book Day at the Garden City Academy. Picture: Samantha-Joanne Orchard")
Ella-Grace ready for World Book Day at the Garden City Academy. Picture: Samantha-Joanne Orchard (Image: Archant)
![The Comet: Poppy, 11, eight-year-olds Ollie and Grace, Charlotte and Lenny aged 7 and two-year-olds Teddy and Rosie set for World Book Day. Picture: Gemma Knox]( "The Comet: Poppy, 11, eight-year-olds Ollie and Grace, Charlotte and Lenny aged 7 and two-year-olds Teddy and Rosie set for World Book Day. Picture: Gemma Knox")
Poppy, 11, eight-year-olds Ollie and Grace, Charlotte and Lenny aged 7 and two-year-olds Teddy and Rosie set for World Book Day. Picture: Gemma Knox (Image: Archant)
![The Comet: Oscar dressed as Dumbo for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes]( "The Comet: Oscar dressed as Dumbo for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes")
Oscar dressed as Dumbo for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes (Image: Archant)
![The Comet: Staff at the Playhouse Pre-School in Stevenage got into the sprit of World Book Day. Picture: Playhouse Pre-School]( "The Comet: Staff at the Playhouse Pre-School in Stevenage got into the sprit of World Book Day. Picture: Playhouse Pre-School")
Staff at the Playhouse Pre-School in Stevenage got into the sprit of World Book Day. Picture: Playhouse Pre-School (Image: Archant)
![The Comet: Theodore Bovington dressed as the peach from James and the Giant Peach for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes]( "The Comet: Theodore Bovington dressed as the peach from James and the Giant Peach for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes")
Theodore Bovington dressed as the peach from James and the Giant Peach for World Book Day. Picture: Charis Bailes (Image: Archant)
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