In Pics: Schools across Northern Ireland celebrate World Book Day 2023

Our listeners have been sending us pictures all day 📚 📸

Published 2nd Mar 2023

Today we’re celebrating World Book Day – the day your social media feed is filled with children dressing up as their favourite book character.

The first World Book Day took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading.

As each year passes, it feels like the campaign grows and grows.

Here’s some of the brilliant outfits our lovely listeners sent us in this morning…

Coltan aged 8 as Prince Harry - Bushvalley Primary School, Stranocum

Noah aged 8 as Billionaire Boy

Sophie aged 9 from Downpatrick as Miss Trunchball

Ella aged 4 from Ballymoney as Queen Elizabeth

Eli dressed up as Carl from Disney's UP

Grace aged 6 from Armagh dressed as the witch from 'Room on the Broom'

Queen of Hearts

Brógán dressed as Woody from Toy Story

Lucy Hughes aged 3 dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz

We have a very hungry five-week old caterpiller

Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Ruby Rose as Lauren the Puppy Fairy

Denis the Menace

Freya aged 11 dressed as Paddington with a twist on her way to Strandtown Primary School

Harry potter, aged 4

Harry Potter and Goldilocks

Enola Holmes

Professor Dumbledore

Ella and Molly from Banbridge dress up as Harry Potter and the farmer in fantastic Mr Fox

Theodore as The Gingerbread Man

Spiderman

Mirabel and Thanos

Cat in the Hat 1 (Zoe) , Cat Kid (Abi) and Cat in the Hat 2( Zac)

Brandon age 8 as Willy Wonka

Mr Strong from Mr Men on his way to Harpur's Hill Primary School, Coleraine

Don't mess with The Evil Queen

Rian Quinn in P1 as The Gruffalo

Luigi

Freya aged 6 and Eìmear aged 4 as Lady Bug from Miraculous

Addison as the lion from Dear Zoo

Darcey aged 7 as Wednesday Adams

Marley as Mr Stink by David Williams

Little Red Riding Hood

Corey-James aged 11 as a demon slayer

The Book Worm

Jurassic World Park Ranger

Stickman


Kaci & Alisha as Disco Diva & Mirabel

Ruth as Paddington Bear's Marmalade Sandwich

Alicia Nash aged 10 as The Snow Witch from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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