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 as a child was so exciting. World Book Day (March 8) is a celebration of books and reading that takes place worldwide and annually. Its purpose is to encourage a love of reading for ...

My son, Leo, was insistent that he didn’t want to wear a costume for World Book Day last year. In year two at the time, he felt self-conscious and hated the attention that a costume brings.

For years on World Book Day, parents have been asked to dress their children up as book characters, and social media feeds have filled up with pictures of kids in costumes. But now some schools ...

World Book Day is an annual event that celebrates authors, illustrators and our favourite books and characters. Children in the UK attend school dressed as their favourite book characters.