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In pictures: Your amazing World Book Day costumes

News imageBBC Lottie, who has long brown/blonde hair, stood in front of her front door with a fox mask, with has netting for the eyes and bushy white material around the edge of its face.BBC
Lottie, who's 10 and from Totton in Hampshire, went to school as Fantastic Mr Fox from the Roald Dahl novel

Children have ditched their school uniforms in favour of their favourite characters to celebrate World Book Day.

The international event, now in its 28th year, celebrates reading and books.

From Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox to Nick Butterworth's Percy the Park Keeper, here are some of your great costumes from across the south of England.

News imageEvelyn is wearing a red, large wig and smiling for the camera. She has red and white striped fingerless gloves and is wearing a red top and red and white skirt.
Evelyn, who's nine and from Boorley Green, Hampshire, dressed as the Queen of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
News imageRufus, wearing rounded glasses and a red striped shirt, standing for the camera with a kitchen in the background.
Rufus, 10, from Oxfordshire, went to school as Wally from the Where's Wally? books by Martin Handford
News imageCharlie is wearing a purple jacket and a bow tie and a big brown hat and George is stood next to him, with his arm around Charlie and is wearing a black Dog Man hoodie.
Charlie (left) and George, who are five and 11 and from Newbury, Berkshire, dressed up as Willy Wonka from Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dog Man from Dav Pilkey's book respectively
News imageFreddie is wearing an orange T-shirt and black, sleeveless hoodie. He is also wearing grey shorts and long, white shorts with red banding and blue trainers. Freddie is standing on a doorstep of a house.
Freddie, who's 11 and from Caversham, Berkshire, dressed up as Dipper Pines from Gravity Falls - right down to the socks and cap
News imagePrince of Wales School Staff in various costumes stood behind the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz - who is wearing a black costumes and has their face painted green - in front of the school's entrance Prince of Wales School
Staff got into the spirit at The Prince of Wales School in Dorchester, Dorset
News imageCillian in front of a wooden front door in a black hoodie, which has a large spider and a large cobweb on it.
Cillian, who's 22 months old and lives in Southampton, dressed up as the spider from The Not-So-Scary Hairy Spider by Rosie Greening
News imageGrace is wearing a light blue dress and is smiling as she stands in front of a wooden fence.
Grace, who's four and from in High Wycombe, became Elsa from Frozen for the day
News imageJoey is standing in front of a blue door and is wearing a green T-shirt and lighter green over shirt, with a toy squirrel in the top pocket. He is smiling and is wearing a grey hat.
Joey, who's five and goes to Ferndown First School in Dorset, dressed up as Nick Butterworth's Percy the Park Keeper
News imageMaya is dressed in a Very Hungry Caterpillar costume and is smiling for the camera and is standing in what appears to be a kitchen, with an oven behind her.
Eighteen-month-old Maya dressed up as The Very Hungry Caterpillar from the Eric Carle classic
News imageFoxhills Federation school Five children dressed up as fictional characters such as the Little Red Riding Hood, a pharaoh, Luigi and Herbert Lemon from Malamander are smiling for the camera at their school.Foxhills Federation school
Kids at Foxhills Federation school in Southampton have proven their eclectic book taste by dressing up as the Little Red Riding Hood, a pharaoh, Luigi and Herbert Lemon from Malamander
News imageDiane Montrose A child dressed as The Tickle Monster in a bright yellow costume with green pompoms on and a yellow mask. The child is also holding a book called Tickle Book. Diane Montrose
Remy, 8, from Bletchingdon, owned the Tickle Monster look

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