World Book Day is a charity with a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. Tokens worth £1 are being handed out and a new line-up of books has been released for 2022, available from booksellers.
Titles available for £1, or in exchange for the book token, include Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns by Michael Morpurgo, My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of True or False by Matt Lucas, The Last Word by Ben Bailey Smith and PEAK PERIL: A High-rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson.
Here is our gallery of pictures from people across the area.
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Maria Machado shared this photo of Giovani and Alex as firemen, and Georgie Newman shared this photo of Lucas and Hugo as Wally and Ronaldo
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Stacey Marie Walker shared this snap of Gracie and Lily as Little Red Riding Hood and Cow Girl, and Lauren Thompson shared this photo of Sienna as Alice
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Chelsea Louise shared this snap of Horrid Henry, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Mandalorian and Dennis the Menace, and Natasja Jean Stone shared this photo of her daughter Maci
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Jane Towers shared this photo her teacher son as Lady Macbeth