In Pics: Schools across Northern Ireland celebrate World Book Day 2023
Our listeners have been sending us pictures all day 📚 📸
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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