Whether it’s Alice in Wonderland or Willy Wonka, plenty of work has been put in to create wonderful costumes for World Book Day as these pictures of your kids show.
We have been all day with photos of what your children have dressed up as for the 25th annual celebration of books and reading. Scroll down this page to enjoy many that we have receoved.
Whether you’ve spent hours making a costume for your child or bought an outfit from a shop, we want to see as many pictures as possible of your kids in their costumes to celebrate World Book Day 2022.
Send them to us via the link at the bottom of this page to be in with the best chance of appearing on this page or in our forthcoming special World Book Day supplement.
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What is your child's name?Jenson
How old is your child?1
What school do they go to?First place nursery
What did your child dress up as?Dalmatian
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Jenson the Dalmatian 
Jenson the Dalmatian with mummy Cruella de Vil 
Cruella and her little Dalmatian 
Cruella and her little Dalmatian What is your child's name?Eva and Reggie
How old is your child?10 and 6
What school do they go to?St Mary's School
What did your child dress up as?Thing one and cat in the hat
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Cat in the hat and thing one What is your child's name?Sawyer and Sydney Lever
How old is your child?9 and 5
What school do they go to?St Mary’s, Rickmansworth
What did your child dress up as?Tom Gates and Funny Bones
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Sawyer and his sister Sydney as Tom Gates and Funny Bones. What is your child's name?Lucy
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?St Joseph’s Primary
What did your child dress up as?Dorothy
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Somewhere over the rainbow…? What is your child's name?Parker Lee
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Maple Cross JMI
What did your child dress up as?Sonic the hedgehog
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Parker is super speedy like Sonic What is your child's name?Isabella R
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Goldilocks
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Goldilocks What is your child's name?Thomas
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Golden Ticket
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Thomas won the Golden Ticket What is your child's name?Ria-Brooke Dunn and Sienna Bolt
How old is your child?9 and 3
What school do they go to?Oldest Tanners Wood JMI. Youngest Breakspear pre school
What did your child dress up as?Alice in Wonderland oldest girl, youngest girl Goldilocks
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Ria-Brooke- Alice in Wonderland Sienna-Goldilocks (Image: UGC)
Sienna Bolt- Goldilocks 
Ria-Brooke Dunn- Alice In Wonderland What is your child's name?Willow
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Mary’s - Rickmansworth
What did your child dress up as?Giraffe
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Giraffes can’t dance 
- What is your child's name?Maisie Thomas
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Shepherd Primary
What did your child dress up as?The Little Miss Tiny book
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Little Miss Tiny - just the right size book What is your child's name?Lily Thomas
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Shepherd's Primary
What did your child dress up as?The Little Miss Curious book
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The Little Miss Curious book What is your child's name?Siena Martin
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Beechfield Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Alice in Wonderland
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Siena Martin age 8 years student at Beechfield School as Alice in Wonderland What is your child's name?Mia Patel & Leo Patel
How old is your child?3 & 1
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Matilda & Bruce Bogtrotter
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Matilda enjoying some cake 
Matilda eating the leftovers of Bruce Bogtrotter's cake 
Matilda ready to go to the library 
Bruce Bogtrotter awaiting the cook to bring more cake 
Bruce Bogtrotter asking for more cake What is your child's name?Ruby & Louie
How old is your child?8&3
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What did your child dress up as?The tiger who came to tea
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The tiger who came to tea! What is your child's name?Elliott Lane
How old is your child?2
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What did your child dress up as?Chase from Paw Patrol
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Happy to join in with his big siblings! (Image: UGC)What is your child's name?Kaiden and Maxwell Lane
How old is your child?6 and 4
What school do they go to?Alban Wood Primary
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter and the Gingerbread man
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Excited for school today! What is your child's name?Belle Castle
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Nascot Wood Infants
What did your child dress up as?Belle from Beauty and the Beast
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Princess Belle ready 
Her own Prince Charming in her big brother opening her doors for her 
Waiting patiently for her friends What is your child's name?Amelia and Bradley Treloar
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Warren Dell Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter and Matilda
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Twins ? What is your child's name?Owen
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Meadow Wood
What did your child dress up as?Aliens Love Pants
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Aliens Love Pants What is your child's name?Johnny and Chantel Murphy
How old is your child?9 & 3
What school do they go to?Oxhey Wood
What did your child dress up as?Watford footballer & Glinda ‘wizard of oz’
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Johnny and Chantel What is your child's name?James
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Kingsway junior
What did your child dress up as?Willy wonka
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Willy wonka What is your child's name?Maxx Millie and Mason Wells
How old is your child?Maxx 9 Millie 6 Mason 5
What school do they go to?Warren Dell
What did your child dress up as?Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompas
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Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas What is your child's name?Matilda & Jude McDonagh
How old is your child?7 & 6
What school do they go to?Sacred Heart, Bushey
What did your child dress up as?Violet from Charlie & the Chocolate factory, and The Gruffalo
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Violet from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory The GruffaloThe Very Hungry Caterpillar 
Violet from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory The GruffaloThe Very Hungry Caterpillar 
Matilda McDonagh age 7. Violet from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 
Jude McDonagh age 6. The Gruffalo. What is your child's name?Freya
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Watford Fields
What did your child dress up as?Pirate Princess
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Pirate Princess 
I am Freya the Pirate Princess What is your child's name?Harrison
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Kingswood pre school
What did your child dress up as?Spider Man
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Spider Man 
Spider Man 
Spider Man What is your child's name?Lauren
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Kingsway Junior School
What did your child dress up as?Hermione
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Hermione 
Hermione What is your child's name?Blake
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Footsteps
What did your child dress up as?Peter Rabbit
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Now run along and don’t get into mischief 
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. What is your child's name?Phoebe
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Tannerswood
What did your child dress up as?Paddington Bear
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Paddington Bear 
Paddington Bear What is your child's name?Ethan
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Alban Wood
What did your child dress up as?Prince Charming
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Prince Charming What is your child's name?Darcy and Orla Delaney
How old is your child?8 and 5
What school do they go to?Maple Cross
What did your child dress up as?Alice in Wonderland and the bad hatter
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Alice and bad hatter 
Alice ready for tea 
Such a bad hatter! What is your child's name?Brooky-Leigh Knight
How old is your child?9 Years Old
What school do they go to?Eastbury Farm School
What did your child dress up as?Miss Mad Hatter
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Mad Hatter 
Mad Hatter What is your child's name?Millie
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Mount Vernon Pre-school
What did your child dress up as?Stick man
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Stick man 
Stick man What is your child's name?Turhan
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Tanners - Abbotts langley
What did your child dress up as?Bear from Goldilocks
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Turhan - A real life bear 
Turhan the Dancing bear 
Turhan inside the bear 
Turhan 
Turhan - here he is What is your child's name?Tommy and Lily Impey and Bella-Ann Woodall
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Warren Dell
What did your child dress up as?Mr Wormwood, Miss Trunchbull and Amanda Thripp
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Characters from Matilda 
Flying Miss Trunchbull and Amanda Thripp from Matilda 
Mr Wormwood the car dealer from Roald Dahl's Matilda 
Amanda Thripp 
Mr Wormwood and Miss Trunchbull What is your child's name?Vivienne, Tabitha and Nova
How old is your child?8 .3 and 1
What school do they go to?Tanner's Wood and kl nursery
What did your child dress up as?A black cat, Snow White and Red Riding Hood
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My girls 
My girls 
My girls What is your child's name?Rayyan Javed
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Watford Field School Infant and Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Bob the man on the moon
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Bob is ready to fly to the moon! 
Ready to fly to the moon! What is your child's name?Chloe Aldwin
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Peters
What did your child dress up as?Cherry the cake fairy
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World book day 2022 What is your child's name?Ryan
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Kingsway Juniors
What did your child dress up as?Super Mario
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Thumbs up 
. What is your child's name?Olivia
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Kingsway Juniors
What did your child dress up as?Tracey Beaker
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Tracey Beaker 
Personalised jacket 
Tracey Beaker 
Back of her jacket What is your child's name?Ivy-Mae, Jordan, Pippa Cant
How old is your child?11, 4, 9
What school do they go to?Warren Dell
What did your child dress up as?Veruca Salt, Willy Wonka, Mrs Trunchbull
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Veruca Salt, Willy Wonka & Mrs Trunchbull 
Willy Wonka 
Little Miss Veruca Salt What is your child's name?Jenson
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Highwood Primary School
What did your child dress up as?T-Rex from the book...Theres a T-Rex in town
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There's a T-Rex in Town 
There's a T-Rex in town What is your child's name?Laila Mattis
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?The Cowardly Lion, Wizard of Oz
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Cowardly Lion 
“Put em’ up!” What is your child's name?William
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?The Orchard Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Mad Hatter -Alice in Wonderland
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We took the pictures before arriving at school 
World book day.Very exciting day. What is your child's name?Lillie-Mae
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?The Queen of Hearts
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Off with their heads! What is your child's name?Amelia Claire Rose
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Mary Poppins
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. What is your child's name?Rupert Sahota
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
What did your child dress up as?Barry the Fish with Fingers
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Rupert dressed as Barry the Fish with Fingers 
Rupert dressed as Barry the Fish with Fingers What is your child's name?Trinity Chapman
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?York Mead
What did your child dress up as?Red Riding Hood
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Red Riding Hood What is your child's name?Arlo
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Yorke Mead
What did your child dress up as?Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell
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Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell 
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell What is your child's name?Melody and Drue
How old is your child?6 & 9 years old
What school do they go to?Warren Dell Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Willy Wonka and a umpa lumpa
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Warren Dell children were encouraged to dress as a Roald Dahl character for world book day so Drue and Melody decided to dress as characters from ‘Charlie and the chocolate factory’ What is your child's name?Bobby
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Malvern Way Infant and Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Bobby dressed as Harry Potter What is your child's name?Leo Patel
How old is your child?1
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Simba
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Leo dressed up as Simba from The Lion King What is your child's name?Mia Patel
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Tracy Beaker
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Mia dressed up as Tracy Beaker What is your child's name?Violet Rose Gasser
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Tappy Toes
What did your child dress up as?Little Red Riding Hood
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Violets first World Book Day at Tappy Toes! 
Violet's first World Book Day at Tappy Toes 
Violet's first World Book Day at Tappy Toes! 
Violet's first World Book Day at Tappy Toes! 
Violet's first World Book Day at Tappy Toes What is your child's name?Jonah Levy
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Abbots Langley
What did your child dress up as?Aliens love Dinopants
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Jonah as a Dinosaur with his pants on What is your child's name?Naayel Javed
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Oxhey Early Years
What did your child dress up as?The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar spies an apple! What is your child's name?Jenson and Max
How old is your child?7&8
What school do they go to?Leavesden Green
What did your child dress up as?Had to design their own cushion with their favourite character on
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Jenson drew Neymar from his football book and Max who has autism drew his hero Mr Bean. They are to take the cushions to school tomorrow for a special PJ & reading day! 
Max and his most fave person Mr Bean and teddy 
Jenson drawing Neymar from his football book Have your kids dressed up for World Book Day?
Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2022 and we'll feature as many as we can online and in the paper.What
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