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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Marie Hedgecock shared this photo of her son and daughter as Superman and Elsa from Frozen
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Paige Stephanie White and Chelsea Lauren Walsh shared these photos of Annalise as Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat and Macey as Jessie from Toy Story
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Shani Clay shared this snap of Ayva and Albie as Dorothy and Woody, and Jess Rollings shared this photo of Isla rae as Little Red Riding Hood
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Roxanne Billingham shared the photo on the left, and Sarah Twine sent in the photo on the right of Roman O'Connor as The Grinch