World Book Day: 33 photos of Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington youngsters dressed as favourite book characters

By Duncan Atkins

Published 6th Mar 2025, 16:43 BST

Updated 6th Mar 2025, 16:57 BST

Today is World Book Day – a day to celebrate people’s love of books, reading and authors.

We asked you to send in photos of your youngsters dressed as their favourite book characters.

Here is a selection of pictures.

Archie as Hagrid from Harry Potter, by Lauren Cresswell. Photo: submitted

Arthur-John dresses as a firefighter, sent in by Elisha Shepherd. Photo: submitted

Eva as Paddington, sent in by Kerry Mowbray. Photo: submitted

Alice as the Mad Hatter, sent in by Holly Monkman. Photo: submitted

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