TEACHERS, pupils and staff at schools and libraries across the Bradford district dressed up as their favourite characters to mark World Book Day yesterday.
Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Paddington Bear were just some of the famous faces seen at a series of sites.
Byron Primary School, Barkerend Road, Barkerend, held a five-hour read-a-thon where pupils read extracts from their favourite books.
Children aged between three and 11 also listened to their favourite books on CDs and used apps on iPads.
A Roald Dahl theme swept through Allerton Primary School and Nursery as the pupils celebrated the author's work.
Children wrote extra sections to The Twits and The Witches and searched their classrooms for a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket to win a book.
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Teacher Sarah Badrock said: "There has been a real buzz in school.
"The children absolutely love Roald Dahl books."
At Bradford Grammar School, headmaster Kevin Riley dressed up as Don Corleone from The Godfather for the day, as 35 of the staff dressed in a series of costumes.
Pupils also took part in a 'Take Me Out'-style 'dating' quiz where they had to decide what book they would like to take on a date to the library.
Mr Riley said: "It was an absolutely fantastic day.
"It gives us the chance to have a bit of fun."
Teachers at Tong High School in Bradford dressed as Where's Wally, Batman and Robin, Dracula, Merlin and Roald Dahl's Witches throughout the day.
Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and Harry Potter were spotted at Titus Salt School in Baildon.
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District libraries also took part in the day's activities.
Little bookworms made Hungry Caterpillar finger puppets and bookmarks at Wibsey Library, while pupils from Victoria Primary, St Anne's Primary and All Saints Primary School visited Keighley and Ilkley Library respectively.
Manningham Library welcomed pupils from Atlas Primary School and read 'Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy' by Lynley Dodd.
At Silsden Library, youngsters took part in a competition to design a bookmark.
World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading. It is marked in more than 100 countries all over the world.
More events for World Book Day are expected to take place at district schools today.
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