In Pics: Schools across Northern Ireland celebrate World Book Day 2024

Our listeners have been sending us pictures all day 📚 📸

Published 7th Mar 2024
Last updated 7th Mar 2024

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 costumes our lovely listeners sent us in today 👇

Greg the sausage roll

Frida Kahlo

Jack and the Beanstalk

Annie

Snail on the whale

Harry Kane and Little Red Riding Hood

Teachers and staff getting in on the World Book Day action too 👏

Cinderella

Anne Boleyn

Sully and Mr Bean

The very hungry caterpillar

Fantastic Mr Fox

Captain Hook

Willy Wonka and The Golden Ticket

Evie as Miss Trunchbull

Barbie cowgirl

Goldilocks

Marabella

Postman Pat Brothers

Paddington Bear

Willy Wonka

Ella as Matilda

Horrid Henry book

The Riddler and Harley Quinn

Crayola Crayon

Luna Lovegood

Elphaba from Wicked

Elmer

Ghostbusters

Mary Poppins

Janet from The Smeds and The Smoos

The BFG

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Taylor Swift


The Stick Man





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