School pupils across the country are dressing up as their favourite literary characters today for World Book Day.
World Book Day is held in March each year and is a registered charity with the mission to give every child and young person a book of their own.
If your child is taking part today, we’d love to see pictures of them in their costumes.
If you have a mini Harry Potter, Stick Man, Matilda, Gruffalo or even Gangsta Granny, take a picture and we'll upload your photos to a gallery.
You can share them with us by clicking the button below.
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Did your kids dress up for World Book Day this year?
"Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2022!"
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What is your child's name?Hashir Yahya
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Shipley CofE Primary
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Our little Harry Potter What is your child's name?Aron Lee
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Dixon’s Music Primary
What did your child dress up as?Tin man
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Off to see the Wizard What is your child's name?Logan
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?All Saints
What did your child dress up as?Joker
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Dressed as The Joker What is your child's name?Eleanor Carney
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Beverley St Nicholas
What did your child dress up as?Explorer
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I found a dinosaur What is your child's name?Francesca Western
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Anna
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My gorgeous granddaughter What is your child's name?Alfie, Leah, Joel and Leo
How old is your child?6, 5, 4
What school do they go to?Woodside Acadamy
What did your child dress up as?Mr Bean, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, butterfly and two superheroes
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Mr Bean, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and butterfly 
Two brothers superheroes What is your child's name?Daniel Mathers
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Harry Potter 
Harry Potter What is your child's name?Riley
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?St Columbas
What did your child dress up as?BFG
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Last minute BFG costume as the one I ordered didn't turn up What is your child's name?Theo
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Spiderman
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Spiderman! What is your child's name?Esme Taylor
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?St Francis Catholic Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Matilda
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Our own little book worm What is your child's name?Eve Taylor
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?St Francis Catholic primary
What did your child dress up as?Alfie the tortoise from Esio Trot
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Alfie the tortoise 
Alfie the tortoise What is your child's name?Freddie
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Aliens Love Underpants
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Aliens Love Underpants What is your child's name?Scarlett Dignam
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Rainbow House Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Princess Peppa Pig
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Princess peppa pig What is your child's name?Laila
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?High Crags
What did your child dress up as?Gangsta Granny
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Gangsta Granny for world book day 2022 What is your child's name?Jax
How old is your child?10 months
What school do they go to?N/a
What did your child dress up as?A Giraffe
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The giraffe from Giraffes can’t dance 
The giraffe from Giraffes can’t dance What is your child's name?Jakob
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Low Ash Primary
What did your child dress up as?A dragon!
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Roar!!! 
Roar! What is your child's name?Gracie-Mai
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?St Columbus
What did your child dress up as?Harley Quinn
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Gracie Mai as Harley Quinn What is your child's name?Joani Carol Jones
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?High Crags Academy
What did your child dress up as?Miss Trunchbull
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Miss trunchball 
Miss trunchbull What is your child's name?Lyla-Rae
How old is your child?7 months old
What school do they go to?Ashfield Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Mickey Mouse
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My little Mickey Mouse ? What is your child's name?Charlotte Woolford
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Fulneck School
What did your child dress up as?Room on the Broom
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Is There room on the broom for me? What is your child's name?Emilia
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Blakehill Primary
What did your child dress up as?Matilda
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Her favourite story and a newt in case their is any Miss Trunchbulls come to school! What is your child's name?Ivy-Grace
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Princess Belle
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Princess Belle 
Belle Curtsying What is your child's name?Mrs Cooper
How old is your child?21 plus
What school do they go to?Shirley Manor Primary Academy
What did your child dress up as?We had to dress as adjectives. I was hairy.
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Adjective: Hairy: Covered with hair, having much hair. What is your child's name?Ellie, Aaron, Harvey, Kaci and Charlie
How old is your child?7, 10, 9, 4 and 6
What school do they go to?Coop Academy Parkland
What did your child dress up as?Cat in the Hat, marshmallow, Harry Potter, Harley Quinn and Spider-Man
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My tribe ????? What is your child's name?George, Louie, Grace and Alivya
How old is your child?18 months, 5, 7 and 9
What school do they go to?Russell Hall Primary
What did your child dress up as?Super man and power ranger and mary poppinser
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Power ranger 
Super man 
Super George 
Mary poppins 
Loves to read What is your child's name?Ellie-Mai
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Long Lee
What did your child dress up as?Cat In The Hat
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Cute cat in the hat What is your child's name?Mohammad Raiyan
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Copthorne
What did your child dress up as?Police
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Wants to b a policeman 
Loves police What is your child's name?Momina Khan
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Copthorne
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Loves Harry Potter bks What is your child's name?Evie-Lilly
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?The Highway Rat
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For I am the Rat of the HIGHWAY! What is your child's name?Lilly-May
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Eldwick Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Batgirl
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Lilly-May's first world book day bat girl What is your child's name?Kaylah Marie Shaw
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Rycroft Primary Academy
What did your child dress up as?Annie
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World book day 2022 Rycroft primary academy What is your child's name?Emily
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Worst Witch
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My worst witch 
My worst witch What is your child's name?Lily, Isobel and Dolly
How old is your child?10, 8 and 5
What school do they go to?Swain House
What did your child dress up as?Dorothy / Elsa / Fairy godmother
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Caudrey sisters world book day 2022 What is your child's name?Lottie-Rose Panter
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Annie
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Annie 
Annie 
Annie What is your child's name?Adam
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Little Horton Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Batman
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I asked my son who he wants to be dressed up as for the World Book Day and he said Batman! Batman it is then What is your child's name?Subhaan Ali
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Iqra Academy
What did your child dress up as?Policeman
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Officer Ali ready for world book day 2022 What is your child's name?Alfie, Sophie and Freddie
How old is your child?10, 5 and 3
What school do they go to?Menston Primary School
What did your child dress up as?A joke book, Goldilocks and Paddington Bear
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Alfie, Sophie and Freddie ready for World Book Day! What is your child's name?Katie and Sam
How old is your child?6 and 4
What school do they go to?Menston Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Princess Poppy and Spider-Man!
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Ready for World Book Day 2022! 
Spider-Man at the ready! 
Trolls is the best movie ever! What is your child's name?Reuben and Theo Devanny, and Caden Lodge
How old is your child?8, 10 and 7
What school do they go to?Grove house primary
What did your child dress up as?Willy Wonka, Cruella and Ninja
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Willy Wonka and Cruella 
Ninja What is your child's name?Sheldon Doyle
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Howard Park Community School
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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You're a wizard, Harry! 
You're a wizard, Harry! What is your child's name?Sienna Inman
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Rycroft Primary Academy
What did your child dress up as?Alice in Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland What is your child's name?Alizah
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Lilycroft
What did your child dress up as?Queen Anna
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Queen Anna 
Queen Anna What is your child's name?Aisla
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Keighley
What did your child dress up as?The Cat In The Hat
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We love The Cat In The Hat! 
We love The Cat In The Hat! What is your child's name?Olly
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Trinity All Saints
What did your child dress up as?Mandalorian
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Mandalorian Star Wars 
Mandalorian What is your child's name?Billy
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Trinity All Saints
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Harry Potter 
Harry Potter What is your child's name?Lexie Mountain
How old is your child?6 years
What school do they go to?Carrwood Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Mary Poppins
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Lexie Mountain as Mary poppins What is your child's name?Elijah Mcguinness
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Brackenhill Primary
What did your child dress up as?Ron Weasley
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My very own Ron Weasley 
Ginger is best 
Oh no, my wand, it's broken! What is your child's name?Scarlett Abbott
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Stocks Lane Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Jasmine from Alladin for the Prince and Princess theme at school
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Princess Jasmine What is your child's name?Solomon and Jonah
How old is your child?9 and 10
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Oompa Loompa and Cat In The Hat
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Getting fully involved What is your child's name?Harper
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Preistthorpe Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Magical Unicorn
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Harper the Magical Unicorn 
Harper the Magical Unicorn What is your child's name?Mia and Ella
How old is your child?2 & 1
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Sleeping beauty and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Enjoying reading books and dressing up with mummy What is your child's name?Skylar Mae
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
What did your child dress up as?Little Red Riding Hood
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My Little Red Riding Hood What is your child's name?Charlie Hale
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Lower Fields Primary Academy
What did your child dress up as?Footballer
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Footballer Charlie Hale What is your child's name?Tommy and Arthur Pickles
How old is your child?4 and 8
What school do they go to?Lower Fields Academy
What did your child dress up as?Blippi and Fantastic Mr Fox
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My Little Blippi and Fantastic Mr Fox What is your child's name?Archie Hale
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Lower Fields Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Ryan
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Red Titan Ryan What is your child's name?Jamie-Junior
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Our school was last minute so we decided to make our own Very Hungry Caterpillar T-shirt What is your child's name?Lillymay, Lewis and Miles
How old is your child?8, 4 and 7
What school do they go to?Newhall Park Primary
What did your child dress up as?Little Red Riding Hood, Hulk and Harry Potter
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awesome three 
mum's little red riding hood What is your child's name?Morgan
How old is your child?11
What school do they go to?Rainbow Primary
What did your child dress up as?Eggs from Boxtrolls
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Ready for World Book Day at school What is your child's name?Zakareeya Qazi
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Victoria Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Gingerbread Man
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My son dressed up as The Gingerbread Man 
He loves The Gingerbread Man 
The Gingerbread Man running What is your child's name?Amelia
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Dixon’s Music Primary
What did your child dress up as?Freckles from 101 Dalmatians
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Today we’re freckles from 101 Dalmatians 
Bud selfie What is your child's name?Riley Lee
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Captain Hook
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Captain Hook 
Captain Hook What is your child's name?Aveah Moss
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Winefride’s Catholic Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Princess Elsa
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Princess Elsa What is your child's name?Bettie Sue
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Ashfield House
What did your child dress up as?Elsa
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My princess 
Elsa 
Elsa What is your child's name?Charlie and poppy
How old is your child?8 and 6
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Stormtrooper and Mary Poppins
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Mary Poppins and Stormtrooper 
Mary Poppins 
Stormtrooper What is your child's name?Jennifer Wilkinson
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Holybrook Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Harlequin
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World Book Day 2022 Harlequin 
Cousins all ready for World Book Day 2022 Willy Wonka & Harlequin What is your child's name?Oliver
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Trinity
What did your child dress up as?Spider-Man
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Showing off his best Spider-Man pose, shooting webs What is your child's name?Michael Boltwood
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Holybrook Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Willy Wonka
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World Book Day 2022 Willy Wonka and his Golden Ticket What is your child's name?Poppy
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Shirley Manor Primary
What did your child dress up as?It was adjective themed. She went as everything she’s grateful for
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Poppy is grateful for the weather and all the fun things she can do in different weather 
Poppy is grateful for food and clothes 
Poppy is grateful for her home and warmth, a roof over her head 
Poppy is grateful for her family 
Poppy is grateful What is your child's name?Albert
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Oakworth Primary
What did your child dress up as?Dinosaur from Gigantosaurus
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Triceratops from Gigantosaurus What is your child's name?Maisie and Connor
How old is your child?9 and 8
What school do they go to?Moorside Community Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Dirty Berty and Tanjiro
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Still love to dress up! What is your child's name?Jacob Collier
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Eldwick Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Paddington Bear
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Paddington Bear What is your child's name?Noah Collier
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Eldwick Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Mickey Mouse
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Mickey Mouse and Baby Mickey What is your child's name?Isla Trotter
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Williams
What did your child dress up as?Cinderella
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My favourite book is Cinderella What is your child's name?Aaron Collier
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Eldwick Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Master Harry Potter!! What is your child's name?Ralphie
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Acorns
What did your child dress up as?Three Little Pigs (The house of bricks)
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Little Pig in his house of bricks What is your child's name?Aaron, Noah and Jacob
How old is your child?7, 5, 4
What school do they go to?Eldwick Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Paddington Bear, Harry Potter and Mickey Mouse
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Paddington Bear, Harry Potter and Mickey Mouse What is your child's name?Liam, Leela and Lia-Rose
How old is your child?7,5 and 8
What school do they go to?Co-op Academy Parkland
What did your child dress up as?Men In Black, Little Miss Sunshine and The Leopard Who Got His Spots
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Liam, Leela and Lia-Rose 
Liam Men In Black 
Leela Little Miss Sunshine 
Lia-Rose The Leopard Who Got His Spots What is your child's name?Lochlan
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Williams First School
What did your child dress up as?Army man
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My fave character What is your child's name?Saiyaan
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Lidget Green Primary
What did your child dress up as?Horrid Henry
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Horrid Henry 
Horrid Henry What is your child's name?Freddie Minshull
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Fearnville Primary
What did your child dress up as?Sonic the Hedgehog
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Freddie aka Sonic 
Sonic What is your child's name?Hassan Sheikh
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Poplars Farm Primary
What did your child dress up as?Woody from Toy Story
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Woody 
Howdy! What is your child's name?Finley Fairweather
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Blakehill Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Amazing Spiderman
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‘Watch me shoot my web’ What is your child's name?Skye
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Thomas the Tank
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Thomas the Tank and his driver What is your child's name?Adam
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Overthorpe Academy CofE
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Happy little Mr Potter What is your child's name?Unays and Usamah
How old is your child?3 and 4
What school do they go to?Brackenhill Primary
What did your child dress up as?Mad Hatter and Joker
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Mad Hatter and Joker What is your child's name?Matthew Lewis
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Childminder
What did your child dress up as?A pirate who loves underpants from the book ‘Pirates Love Underpants’!
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On a quest to find the gold pants! What is your child's name?Jacob and Joshua
How old is your child?7 and 4
What school do they go to?Reevy Hill Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter/wizard and Hey Dugee
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My little Duggee 
Jacob the wizard 
Ready for the Mad Hatter's tea party at school What is your child's name?Teddie
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Tykes at Stocks Lane
What did your child dress up as?Scooby Doo and Batman
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Scooby Dooby-Doo! 
Look how big my muscles are! What is your child's name?Arthur
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Severn Lodge Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Micky Mouse
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On his way to nursery for World Book Day 
Arthur at home getting ready for world book day What is your child's name?Ava Mae
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Belle
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Ava Mae as Belle 
Beautiful Belle What is your child's name?Lydia
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?St Winefride's Catholic Primary
What did your child dress up as?Cruella Deville
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Cruella Deville from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians What is your child's name?Amelia
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Hill Top
What did your child dress up as?Gangster Granny
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Setting off to school What is your child's name?Lucas Briggs
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Gateway
What did your child dress up as?Woody
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My little Woody 
Little Woody What is your child's name?Adam Bailey
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Swainhouse Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Where's Wally
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Adam as Where's Wally What is your child's name?Harrison and Freya
How old is your child?6 and 3
What school do they go to?Newhall Park Primary
What did your child dress up as?Peppa Pig and Harry Potter
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The wizard and Peppa What is your child's name?Cora
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Pre-School
What did your child dress up as?A poo!
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Cora wanted to dress as a poo for World Book Day. At 34 weeks pregnant with her brother, I wasn’t going to argue with her! 
Cora as a poo! ? What is your child's name?Freya-Pearl
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Winefrides
What did your child dress up as?The Singing Mermaid
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The Singing Mermaid ready for World Book Day What is your child's name?Dollce Smith
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Totspot’s
What did your child dress up as?Superhero
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My super do on World Book Day What is your child's name?Cody
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Kids Planet Hall Lane
What did your child dress up as?Thomas the Tank Engine
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Thomas the Tank Engine 
His favourite Thomas book What is your child's name?Eliza
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Winefride’s
What did your child dress up as?Emmeline Pankhurst
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Eliza loves the Little People Big Dreams range of books. Emmeline Pankhurst is one of her faves! What is your child's name?Louie
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Lees Primary
What did your child dress up as?Spiderman
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Spiderman What is your child's name?Grace
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Lees Primary
What did your child dress up as?Mary Poppins
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Mini Mary Poppins What is your child's name?Georgia
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Green Top Day Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Skye from Paw Patrol
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Let's take to the Sky! My beautiful Paw Patrol girl. What is your child's name?Amelia
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Southmere Primary Academy
What did your child dress up as?The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Amelia’s first World Book Day as The Very Hungry Caterpillar What is your child's name?Maicey Rhodes
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Holybrook Primary
What did your child dress up as?Cinderella
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Princess Cinderella What is your child's name?Daisy
How old is your child?1
What school do they go to?Kiddi-Creche
What did your child dress up as?The Very Hungry Catapillar
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Daisy 
Daisy What is your child's name?Peyton
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Steeton
What did your child dress up as?A golden ticket
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How long will this chocolate last on here? What is your child's name?Hunter
How old is your child?1
What school do they go to?Nursery
What did your child dress up as?The Gruffalo
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My cute little Gruffalo 
My cute little Gruffalo What is your child's name?Ted Marlow
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Askwith Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Dragon from Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
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Mr Ted’s Favourite Book What is your child's name?Zara and Harley Jennings
How old is your child?7 and 3
What school do they go to?Lidget Green Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Cat In The Hat
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Brother and sister as The Cat In The Hat for World Book Day 2022 
Brother and sister has The Cat In The Hat for World Book Day 2022 
Cat In The Hat for World Book Day 2022 
Cat In The Hat for World Book Day 2022 What is your child's name?Dominic and Alex Judson
How old is your child?8 and 3
What school do they go to?Wilsden Primary and Wilsden Nursery
What did your child dress up as?SpideyIronman and Cat Boy
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Two Good Boys! Did your kids dress up for World Book Day this year?
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