Families from across west Dorset made a special effort to create World Book Day costumes for their children to wear to school.

The celebration took place last Thursday and saw young readers dressed up as their favourite book characters.

In some cases, parents, teachers and even pets got in on the act too!

Scroll down to see all your incredible costumes from World Book Day 2024.

We asked to see pictures of your costumes and they didn't disappoint.

Among the highlights this year was the ever-popular Harry Potter costume along with an innovative take on World Book Day - a pair of dictionaries!

World Book Day is a charity with the aim to help change children’s lives by making reading together and reading for pleasure a habit for life.

The organisation says that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator for success in life - more than family circumstances, educational background, or income.

 

Community answers

Did your kids dress up for World Book Day this year?

"Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2024!"

We asked for your responses - this is what you sent.

From Arthur Woodgate

What is your child's name?Paige Guppy and Oscar Guppy

How old is your child?5 Years and nine Years

What school do they go to?Bridport Primary

What did your child dress up as?Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland) and...wait for it...Liverpool F.C.!

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Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Paige Guppy as the Queen of Hearts (World Book Day)Paige Guppy as the Queen of Hearts (World Book Day)
Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Paige Guppy as the Queen of Hearts + Oscar Guppy as Liverpool F.C.Paige Guppy as the Queen of Hearts + Oscar Guppy as Liverpool F.C.

From Ewelina Ciereszko

What is your child's name?Filip and Kinga

How old is your child?11 and 7

What school do they go to?St Catherine's Bridport Primary School

What did your child dress up as?Angler and Stitch

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Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Filip age 11 -angler on the left Kinga age 7 - Stitch on the rightFilip age 11 -angler on the left Kinga age 7 - Stitch on the right

From Donna way

What is your child's name?Archie

How old is your child?3

What school do they go to?Beaminster pre school

What did your child dress up as?One of the 3 little pigs

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Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Archie is one of the 3 little pigsArchie is one of the 3 little pigs

From Amy de freville Parker

What is your child's name?Jacob and Ollie

How old is your child?8 and 6

What school do they go to?St Mary’s Bridport

What did your child dress up as?The joker and the riddler

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From Community contributor

What is your child's name?Eryk

How old is your child?8

What school do they go to?St John's Sidmouth

What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter

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Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Eryk as Harry PotterEryk as Harry Potter

From Community contributor

What is your child's name?Hunter Rawlings

How old is your child?1

What school do they go to?

What did your child dress up as?Tiger

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From Community contributor

What is your child's name?Finley Rawlings

How old is your child?3

What school do they go to?St Catherine's Pre-school

What did your child dress up as?Gruffalo

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Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Finley as the gruffaloFinley as the gruffalo