School children across Caerphilly County Borough have dressed up to celebrate World Book Day, which took place on Thursday, March 5.
Now in it’s 23rd year, World Book Day is celebrated in around 100 countries.
The event is organised by the World Book Day charity, which aims to give every child a book of their own.
Here are photos of children from across Caerphilly County Borough dressed up as characters from their favourite books for World Book Day, sent in by Caerphilly Observer readers:
Two-year-old Charlie dressed up for World Book Day 
Two-year-old Demi in her Peppa Pig outfit and Logan, 4, as the Gruffalo 
Dylan, 6, dressed up as Harry Potter 
Eight-year-old Harvey in his Barcelona kit and four-year-old Rubi dressed as Snow White 
Frankie, 3, dressed as Spiderman 
Frankie, 3, dressed as Spiderman 
Two-year-old Joshua celebrating World Book Day 
Emily, 6, as leading suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst 
Liam, 8, dressed as Cristiano Ronaldo and Emily, 4, dressed as a witch 
Leo, 2, looking very snappy 
Hollie, 10, dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz 
Lilli, 8; Taylor, 9; Mark, 6 and Oscar, 5 
10-year-old Gethyn as Slappy the Dummy from Goosebumps 
Six-year-old Leilani dressed up for World Book Day 
Mia, 11, and Ava, 7 celebrating World Book Day 
Eight-year-old Osian as Luke Skywalker 
Preston-Jerome, 5, as the Gruffalo 
Rhys, 8, as Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat 
Seren, 4, as Star Wars’ Princess Leia 
Summer-Louise, 4, as Cinderella 
Taylor, 7, as Horrid Henry and Poppy, 3, as Jessie from Toy Story 
Thomas, 5, as the Cat in the Hat 
Tylo, 10, as Harry Potter 
William, 4, as Mr Strong from the Mr Men books 
Jack, 7, as Harry Potter and Ryan, 11, as Wade Watts from Ready Player One 
Gracie, 7, dressed as an Oompa Loompa from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 
Lily, 7, as the titular character in Alice in Wonderland 
Lola, 6, as David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny 
Mason, 2, as Toy Story’s Woody 
Gracie, 4, dressed as Goldilocks 
Cocker-spaniel Sandy, 2, joining in with the World Book Day fun 
Oliver, 5, dressed as Willy Wonka 
Mali, 6, and Dafydd, 8, celebrating World Book Day
To mark World Book Day, new books were donated to Bedwas Infant School’s library by the Morrison’s store in Caerphilly.
Jan Goodswen, community champion at the store, presented the books to the pupils and said: “It’s a pleasure to be able to donate these new books to a local school. There’s a great selection of books, so every pupil will be able to find a story they will enjoy.”
