It's one of the most exciting events of the school calendar.
But this year, World Book Day in the UK will feel a little different.
The annual event - a celebration of our love of books - falls on Thursday, March 2.
However, due to the teachers' strike, pupils eager to dress up as their favourite literary characters will mark the occasion on different days.
Some schools in Southampton are celebrating today while others have pushed the event back to Friday or Thursday next week.
Regardless of when your child's school is celebrating - we'd love to see your pictures.
Share them with us using the form below for a chance to see them in the paper and online.
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Did your child(ren) dress up for World Book Day this year?
"Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2023."
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What is your child's name?Lily
How old is your child?8
What year are they in?4
What school do they go to?Sholing juniors
What did your child dress up as?Mary poppins
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Lily McCarthy as Mary Poppins Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Sophia
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?The Westgate School
What did your child dress up as?Sparkle the unicorn
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Sophia Plunton as Sparkle the Unicorn 
Sophia Plunton as Sparkle the Unicorn 
Sophia Plunton as Sparkle the Unicorn Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Ivy de lisle
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Pre school
What school do they go to?Woolston infant pre school
What did your child dress up as?The room on the broom
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The witch has a tall hat and wears her hair in a long ginger plait Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Mikey
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?2
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What did your child dress up as?Hulk
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Mikey dressed as the hulk Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Molly
How old is your child?9
What year are they in?5
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Queen of hearts
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Molly dressed as the queen of hearts Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?ISABELL ROWLEY
How old is your child?9
What year are they in?5
What school do they go to?SHIRLEY WARREN SCHOOL
What did your child dress up as?MALIFICENT
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Isabell Rowley..we did outfit from the staff we had at home..we reused old clothes..we only ordered the hornes.. we trying to be practical to safe money and reuse things to safe the planet ? Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Amelia & Jess Leavey
How old is your child?Amelia 8 Jess 6
What year are they in?Year3 and year 2
What school do they go to?Norwood primary school
What did your child dress up as?Harley quin and Mary Poppins
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Amelia and jess 
Amelia Alfie Jess Even their baby brother Alfie joined inFrom Eastleigh Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Akirah
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?Valentine primary
What did your child dress up as?Wednesday adams
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A mini new style Wednesday Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Lyla Rooke
How old is your child?10
What year are they in?6
What school do they go to?Ludlow Junior School
What did your child dress up as?Veruca Salt
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Lyla as Veruca Salt 
Google image of Veruca Salt compared to Lyla dressed up as Veruca Salt Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Florence and Darcie
How old is your child?4 and 18 months
What year are they in?Preschool
What school do they go to?Lilypad preschool
What did your child dress up as?Belle and cinderella
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Darcie (left) Florence (right). Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Nevaeh Eccleston
How old is your child?8yrs old
What year are they in?Year 4
What school do they go to?Beechwood Junior school
What did your child dress up as?Mary Poppins
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Practically perfect in every way!! 
Practically perfect in every way 
Supercalfrailisticexpialidocious Is there anything else you want to add?I was in the Echo this week for all the work we do in Northam & Nevaeh was amazed I was in the paper, it would absolutely make her day to see herself in the paper. Please share her photo
What is your child's name?Max
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?Shepherds down
What did your child dress up as?Stick man
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My son Max loves all Julia Donaldson books but his favourite is Stick Man. Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Joshua & Noah Whicher
How old is your child?8&5
What year are they in?4 & 1
What school do they go to?Tanners Brook
What did your child dress up as?Pikachu & baby bear
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Joshua is pikacho from Pokémon and Noah is baby bear from “whatever next?” Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Scarlett Gilpin
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?Reception
What school do they go to?Fryern Infants School
What did your child dress up as?Wednesday Addams
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Wednesday Addams Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Oakley
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Preschool
What school do they go to?The mulberry bush
What did your child dress up as?Woody from toy story
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Home Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Aaliyah Kamanyire
How old is your child?2 half
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?The nursery at itchen college
What did your child dress up as?Peppa pig princess
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Peppa pig princess 
Peppa pig princess Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Logan Kamanyire
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?Sholing junior school
What did your child dress up as?Willy wonka
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Willy wonka Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Tyler bunclark
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Preschool
What school do they go to?Ymca woolston nursery
What did your child dress up as?Petter rabbit
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This is my son dressed up as Peter rabbit ? I took this at home before he went , he was so excited to see what his other friends was going to be dressed up as Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Eli
How old is your child?10
What year are they in?
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Diary of a wimpy kid book Rodrick Rules!
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Eli’s favourite time of year is world book day,He wanted to be something from his favourite book, so why not become the book? Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Evelyn and Theodore Dack
How old is your child?4 and 2
What year are they in?Year r and preschool
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What did your child dress up as?Show white and scooby doo!
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Theodore dressed as scooby doo (left) and Evelyn dressed as some white (right) Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Oscar Braylee Liliana
How old is your child?7 11 5
What year are they in?Year 3 year 6 year r
What school do they go to?Nelwlands primary
What did your child dress up as?Chelate football player, Mike Tyson, Mirabel (Encanto)
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Oscar 7 wanted to be a football Chelsea star, Braylee Mike Tyson and Liliana Mirabel Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Lilian
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?Year R
What school do they go to?Newlands primary
What did your child dress up as?Mirabel from Encanto
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Liliana dressed as Mirabel from Encanto Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Tabitha
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?2
What school do they go to?St James
What did your child dress up as?Sophie from The BFG
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Sophie Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Harriett
How old is your child?4
What year are they in?R
What school do they go to?St james
What did your child dress up as?Herself in a ‘wheres Harriett’ book
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Wheres Harriett?? Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Ellis Horner
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Preschool
What school do they go to?Woolston Adventure Preschool
What did your child dress up as?Gruffalo
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He had purple prickles all down his back oh help, oh no its A Gruffalo!!Ellis loved dressing as his favorite book at preschool this week. Is there anything else you want to add?He had purple prickles all down his back oh help. Oh no its a Gruffalo!! Ellis was so excited to show preschool and tell them all about his favorite book this week
What is your child's name?Max Turner
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?One
What school do they go to?Holy family Catholic primary school
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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Being Harry Potter! 
Being Harry Potter! Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Lara-Rose
How old is your child?2
What year are they in?Pre school
What school do they go to?Ashurst pre school
What did your child dress up as?Mary poppins
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My very own beautiful Mary poppins. Practically perfect in every way. Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Lottie Lofthouse
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?
What did your child dress up as?Mary Poppins
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Lottie posing as her World Book Day character - Mary Poppins Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?JAMES ROWLEY
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?2
What school do they go to?SHIRLEY WARREN SCHOOL
What did your child dress up as?GRUFFALO
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James Rowley 7 Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?N/A
How old is your child?3-11
What year are they in?Pre-Prep up to Year 6
What school do they go to?St Swithun's Prep School
What did your child dress up as?Children dressed as a range of characters including Dorothy and Dick Whittington
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Over 200 students at St Swithun’s Prep School in Winchester dressed up and took part in a day of fun filled activities as part of World Book Day (Image: St Swithun's prep school)Is there anything else you want to add?Over 200 students at St Swithun’s Prep School dressed up and took part in a day of fun filled activities as part of World Book Day. The day started with a book themed assembly with all the students showing off their costumes inspired by their favourite characters from a wide range of books in a short parade. The hall was full of smiley faces and the sound of laughter. All the Prep School staff joined in with the excitement and each came as the colourful crayons from the book The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. Students and parents were encouraged to design their own creative costumes while taking part in Readathon with the children fundraising to help bring the magic of books and stories to children in hospitals across the UK. Students in Year 2 also headed into Winchester to visit Waterstones in the Brooks Shopping Centre to enjoy the children’s book department and to help continue to build a lifelong love of reading. St Swithun’s prep head Mr Jonathan Brough said, “A love and passion for reading are some of the most important gifts we can give to our students for any number of reasons including their all-round wellbeing and their academic success both now and in the future. We believe in creating an environment where children love to learn, and learn to meet life’s challenges head on. As part of that, we work hard to improve the diversity of literature in the children’s diet by encouraging them to try out new books and discover new authors. World Book Day is the perfect chance to do this.”
What is your child's name?Nellie Chester-Sterne
How old is your child?3
What year are they in?Pre school
What school do they go to?Little shipmates hythe
What did your child dress up as?Sophie (The Tiger who came to tea)
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Nellie dressed as Sophie from the Tiger that came to tea with her Tiger and tin of Tiger food incase the Tiger comes again 
The Tiger that came to tea Is there anything else you want to add?
Did your child(ren) dress up for World Book Day this year?
Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2023.
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