Put down that screen: Today's the day to celebrate holding a bound book in your hands. For World Book Day, we bring you a roundup of stories and reading lists.

For many of you World Book Day is all about dressing up as characters from your favourite stories, but some schools are finding alternatives to pupils wearing costumes. We want to know if you ...

I run a fancy dress shop and World Book Day just about keeps us afloat between Halloweens. It is the biggest dressing up event after 31 October. We put in hours of overtime to get items out to ...

Celebrities and their families have pulled out all the stops for World Book Day. While the day is traditionally celebrated by children at school, Amanda Holden couldn't resist a chance to dress up ...

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.. In fact, there are ...

For years, pupils have marked the day by dressing up as their favourite book characters. But parents say they are now being encouraged to go for a cheaper option when World Book Day is celebrated ...

Children across the country are going into school dressed as their favourite literary characters to mark World Book Day.. The annual event, which was started in 1995, has become one of the most ...

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

World Book Day takes place on March 3 this year, giving children the chance to dress up as their favourite book characters and take part in special activities across the UK. The annual event ...

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. It is traditional for ...

For many of you World Book Day is all about dressing up as characters from your favourite stories, ... World Book Day: Should you dress up for it? Published. 5 March 2020. comments.