World Book Day 2026: Wacky and whimsical costumes donned by our West Midlands pupils to celebrate literature - from Harry Potter to Where's Wally
Students across the country have shown their creativity by dressing up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day 2026 - and your imagination has blown us away.
What is better than sitting down to read a good book? Well, dressing up as your favourite book character, of course!
World Book Day sees young learners across the country lose their boring uniforms and don creative and colourful homemade outfits, all for the love of reading.
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Well, to celebrate World Book Day 2026, and the creativity of our young learners, we asked you to send us your children's most fantastic outfits as they raced to school to celebrate the world of literature, and we couldn't believe how brilliant everyone looked.
