World Book Day dress up makes me shrivel in shame – my kids look like they fell out of a charity shop And another mum of six hits back over 'you'd do better if you had less kids' jibes Becky ...

While plenty of schools encourage kids to dress up to celebrate their favourite book characters on 6 March, it doesn’t mean you have to fork out for a ready-made costume.

World Book Day, celebrated on Thursday, sees school children dress up as their favourite book characters, with schools also hosting other reading-themed events.

Schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear pyjamas or dress as a word to try and help reduce the costs for families.

Theodore Partasides, 3, from Highgate is Zog this World Book Day. The beloved dragon is a World Book Day favourite.

It comes as many schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear pyjamas or dress as a word to try and help reduce the costs for families.

Is there any horror to compare with World Book Day horror? I’m over it all myself because my daughter is at secondary school and they don’t get you to dress up at The Very Hungry Caterpillar ...

Schools are telling children not to wear costumes on World Book Day to save money during the cost of living crisis. For years, pupils have marked the day by dressing up as their favourite book ...

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