The World Book Day website has also rowed back, declaring that “A favourite fact or illustration from a graphic novel attached to a T-shirt is as good as a full costume.” Is it, though?

This year, the official World Book Day website states: "World Book Day doesn’t suggest a theme, instead we hope that schools and families encourage children to read for pleasure, focussing on ...

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our ... an average of £19 per child on World Book Day costumes in 2025 Over a fifth ...

“World Book Day is more about posing for an Instagram ... find a baby or toddler bank using The Baby Bank Alliance website to find a bank for the books there,” she says.

This year’s theme for World Book Day was “Read Your Way” "The launch ... you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads ...

For years on World Book Day, children have turned up to class dressed as their favourite book characters. But this year, an entire school in Essex was transformed into the Hogwarts School of ...