Children, parents and schools across the North East will be gearing up for World Book Day 2025 on Thursday, March 6.
With the huge amount of possibilities available for costumes, it can be a bit daunting to settle on a final idea.
So to help you out, we’ve gone into our Shields Gazette and Sunderland Echo archives to take a look at what children dressed up as for World Book Day in 2023 and 2024.
Take a look through and get some inspiration for World Book Day 2025.

1. World Book Day 2025 ideas
We've headed back into our archives to come up with some costume inspiration for World Book Day 2025. | National World/Other 3rd Parties

2. Ant and Dec
Leon and Zac dressed up as Geordie legends Ant and Dec for World Book Day 2024. | Sara Costella

3. Zog
Oscar Scott as Zog the Dragon. | National World

4. Gangster Granny
Max dressed up as Gangster Granny. | Louise Mckenzie