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.

13. Alice in Wonderland
Mary Forbister dressed as The Mad Hatter. | National World
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14. 101 Dalmations
Staff from South Shields' Epinay School dressed up as 101 Dalmatians for 2024 World Book Day. | Other 3rd Party

15. Super Mario
Mikey dressed up as Super Mario. | Kate Sanderson

16. Mary Poppins
Amelia as Mary Poppins. | Kenny Potter