Creative minds have been hard at work getting their costumes ready for World Book Day - and you can show them off through the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times.
All over the county, pupils will be heading off to school as their literary heroes and villains.
Now you can share your pictures for our gallery to mark the event.
Complete our form, with your name, age and book character. Whether you've pulled the costume together in five minutes or been planning this for weeks, we would like to see.
As part of World Book Day, the Queen Consort sat down with Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho to discuss their shared love of books and reveal their favourite tales as a child.
The Queen Consort said: “It is really nice when you see the pure enjoyment that children are getting out of reading and if you get that at a very early age, it’s going to help you so much in future life.
“Because the earlier you read, the more you are going to understand, the more books you read, the more you’re going to understand about different places, different cultures, different ways of life.”
Mr Coelho replied: “Books are a safe space, where you can be a little bit scared, and it’s OK. You can close the covers, get under your duvet!”
Diana Gerald, chief executive of BookTrust, said: “Sharing stories is a fantastic way to spend time as a family and the benefits of reading together are huge.
“Children of all ages and backgrounds can benefit from the positive impacts of reading, as it sparks inspiration, enhances creativity, empathy and supports good mental health.
“Introducing children to classic stories while also discovering new tales and adventures is a brilliant way of creating a reading habit that can carry a child through life.
“As a long-time supporter of BookTrust and a true advocate for children’s reading, Her Majesty’s experiences of shared reading both as a child herself and with her grandchildren really brings home the point that every family can benefit from reading together.”
Community answers
Who has the best World Book Day 2023 costume? Submit yours here!
"To mark World Book Day 2023 we want to see your costume ideas for an online gallery. We'll try and use as many as we can online and in the paper."
We asked for your responses - this is what you sent.
What character have you dressed up as
Harry as ghost busters and lydia as mopsy from Peter rabbit. What is your name, age, and location?11 & 7 from Ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?We made Harry’s with a boiler suit and iron on sticker with a hoover pipe, he came up with the idea in his head and made it himself.
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Butterfly from The Very Hungry Caterpillar ? Book What is your name, age, and location?Everly Watts, age 4 from Ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Lots of glitter
What character have you dressed up as
Gracie buckle as ms trunchbull today on world book day What is your name, age, and location?Gracie buckle 9 Ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Yes made it all herself
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Stanley lamb age 7 whitehouse school.Dressed as luke skywalker What is your name, age, and location?Stanley lamb,7,whitehouse ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Luke skywalker
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Lex dressed up as Newt Scamander for World Book Day. What is your name, age, and location?Lex, 7, Ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?N/a
What character have you dressed up as
Bobby Ambrose Age 9Super excited to show everyone what he wants to be. What is your name, age, and location?Kelly ambrose 39 from Ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?No
What character have you dressed up as
Sonny Northover-Dodd as Harry Potter (left)Tallulah Northover-Dodd as ‘Lucky’ from 101 Dalmations (right)Gus (cat) dressed as Hermione Grangers Crookshanks What is your name, age, and location?9 and 7
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Did a Facebook request
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Alfie first ever world book day in school aged 4 dressed up as captain America. Ava first ever world book day at nursery dressed up as Batman ages 2 What is your name, age, and location?Alfie 4 Ava 2 nicola 25 (took the picture)
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Let them choose it themselves
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Matilda ready for school. What is your name, age, and location?Elsie aged 4
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?N/a
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Little red riding hood What is your name, age, and location?Aniyah-Rae Roberts-Williams 6 ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?.
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Danny Oliver lucas Aged 7, 6 and 5 What is your name, age, and location?Danny Ford
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Yes
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Jason Goodhew 6 on the left and Matthew Goodhew 4 on the right What is your name, age, and location?Tiffney 33 Lowestoft
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?No
What character have you dressed up as
Poppi Preston age 8 as Wednesday Addams What is your name, age, and location?Poppi Preston age 8 Kesgrave
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?Dark makeup
What character have you dressed up as
Chloe Gull I am 10 What is your name, age, and location?Chloe I am 10 and I live in Ipswich
Did you do anything quirky to make your costume?No
Who has the best World Book Day 2023 costume? Submit yours here!
To mark World Book Day 2023 we want to see your costume ideas for an online gallery. We'll try and use as many as we can online and in the paper.
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