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World Book Day Roundup 2022

Posted on March 7 2022 by Sarah McIntyre

It’s the World Book Day roundup! After two years of virtual events and last-minute cancellations, it was great to be able to have a real, live, in-person Book Day again! I always absolutely adore seeing people dressing up as characters … Continue reading →

world book day 2020 costume roundup!

Posted on March 6 2020 by dan fone

I’m always so thrilled when people take the time to make costumes and create projects based on our book characters! Here’s a roundup of photos people have shared, starting with… Grumpycorn! (Click on the book titles for links to free … Continue reading →

world book day 2019 costume roundup!

Posted on March 7 2019 by dan fone

If you follow this blog, you’ll know I really do like dressing up. And on World Book Day, often I’m surrounded by a sea of identical costumes bought off the rack at a supermarket. But it’s those rare moments I … Continue reading →

o’hare world book day costume!

Posted on April 14 2018 by dan fone

When I was at the Bog Eyed Bookfest on Wednesday, Dylan’s mother showed me these photos of Dylan in his O’Hare costume from Jinks & O’Hare Funfair Repair. So fabulous! 😀

world book day 2017 costume roundup!

Posted on March 2 2017 by dan fone

If you follow me on social media, you’ve probably guessed by now that I am rather partial to dressing up! So I’m always THRILLED on World Book Day when photos of people’s costumes come in! I was so, so, SO … Continue reading →

world book day costumes!

Posted on March 16 2016 by dan fone

If you know me at all, you know I LOVE to dress up and do it all the time. So World Book Day is always exciting because it means I’m not the only one! I LOVE seeing everyone’s costumes. Here’s … Continue reading →

world book day PUG! first sighting!

Posted on March 2 2016 by dan fone

Hurrah! I was SO hoping someone would dress up as a pug for World Book Day on Thursday and children’s book illustrator Jo Byatt just sent through this photo of her daughter Sienna, age 10, in a most fabulous PUG … Continue reading →

dressing up!

Posted on October 30 2015 by dan fone

Check out these amazing costumes tweeted from Washington DC by @LizOnTheHill! On Instagram, she wrote: Book Character parade! Who doesn’t love a people-eating cake from Cakes In Space and the Dreaded Thurlstone from Oliver and the Seawigs? …How awesome is … Continue reading →

world book day 2015 costume round-up!

Posted on March 7 2015 by dan fone

If you follow this blog, you’ll know I love dressing up, and it’s SUCH a rush to see other people dressed up as characters in books I’ve helped create! So here’s this year’s round-up, and it’s SUPER EXCITING. Check out … Continue reading →

cakes in space: dressing up!

Posted on July 7 2014 by dan fone

When Oxford University Press publicists asked last year if Philip Reeve and I had any Cakes in Space-themed photos to use for book fair publicity, this was the best we could get together at the time: But we knew we … Continue reading →

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