From Batman to Captain America, and Harry Potter to Frozen's Princess Elsa, pupils from a Crayford school were invited to dress up as their favourite fictional characters this week.

The youngsters from Haberdashers' Aske's in Iron Mill Lane visited their local Sainsbury's to take part in fun reading activities yesterday afternoon (March 5).

The event was in celebration of World Book Day.

Mavis Sarfo, from Sainsbury’s Book Team, said: "Encouraging children to role play through dress up and becoming The Gruffalo or Elsa from Frozen is crucial in developing imaginations from an early age and a love of reading.

"Sainsbury’s has a great selection of children’s costumes and books to celebrate World Book Day – we look forward to welcoming book lovers of all ages in our stores."

A survey, conducted by One Poll, polled 2,000 parents in February 2015. The results were:

THE 50 BOOKS EVERY CHILD SHOULD READ BY AGE 16

1. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
2. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
4. Winnie The Pooh - A.A. Milne
5. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
6. James and The Giant Peach - Roald Dahl
7. The BFG - Roald Dahl
8. A Bear Called Paddington - Michael Bond
9. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
10. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – J.K. Rowling
12. Matilda - Roald Dahl
13. The Railway Children - E. Nesbit
14. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
15. Five on a Treasure Island - Enid Blyton
16. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
17. The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle
18. The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
19. Charlotte's Web - EB White
20. The Tale of Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter
21. Watership Down - Richard Adams
22. The Hobbit - J.R.Tolken
23. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
24. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
25. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 ¾ - Sue Townsend
26. Great Expectations- Charles Dickens
27. The Cat in the Hat - Dr Seuss
28. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson-Burnett
29. The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
30. The Twits – Roald Dahl
31. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
32. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
33. Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
34. The Tiger Who Came to Tea - Judith Kerr
35. Green Eggs and Ham - Dr Seuss
36. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
37. Bambi - Felix Selten
38. Tom's Midnight Garden - Phillipa Pearce
39. Little House on the Prairie - Laura Ingalls Wilder
40. Funny Bones - Janet and Allan Ahlberg
41. Where The Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
42. Carrie's War - Nina Bawden
43. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
44. The Magician's Nephew- C.S. Lewis
45. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
46. The Story of Doctor Dolittle - Hugh Lofting
47. The Story of Tracy Beaker - Jacqueline Wilson
48. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
49. Curious George - H.A.Ray
50. Each Peach Pear Plum - Janet and Allan Ahlberg

TOP 20 BEST-LOVED CHILDREN’S BOOK CHARACTERS

1. Paddington Bear
2. Winnie the Pooh
3. The Hungry Caterpillar
4. Postman Pat
5. Thomas the Tank Engine
6. The Gruffalo
7. Harry Potter
8. Cinderella
9. Mr Men
10. Peter Rabbit
11. Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
12. Peter Pan
13. The BFG
14. Alice in Wonderland
15. Noddy
16. Willy Wonka
17. Matilda
18. Mog the Cat
19. Toad from Wind in the Willows
20. Pinocchio