FROM wizards to dinosaurs, youngsters across Carlisle and north Cumbria explored literary inspiration for their costume ideas during World Book Day yesterday.
World Book Day – an annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the joy of reading – is a charity event held each year on the first Thursday in March.
On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the country is provided with a £1 voucher to be spent on books.
Schoolchildren are also encouraged to go to school dressed as their favourite character while bringing along the accompanying book – with adorable results.
The event was first celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1998.
As World Book Day founder, Baroness Gail Rebuck, recalls: “We wanted to do something to reposition reading and our message is the same today as it was then – that reading is fun, relevant, accessible, exciting, and has the power to transform lives.”
Main picture. Clockwise from top left: Lincoln, 6, as a Gigantosaurus; James Falcon, 8, with Grandpa's Great Escape; Ivy, 8, as Hermione Granger; Maison Berry, 7, as The BFG; Isla, 5, off to Hogwarts; Teddy, 5, and Jenson, 6, as Mario and Luigi; Tyler-John, 3, reporting for Paw Patrol duty; Charlee, 3, as Superwoman!
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