![North Somerset Times: Children dressing up for World Book Day at All Saints Primary School in Clevedon. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Children dressing up for World Book Day at All Saints Primary School in Clevedon. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Children dressing up for World Book Day at All Saints Primary School in Clevedon. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
Schools, preschools and nurseries asked children and staff to dress as their favourite characters to mark the occasion.
Impressive costumes from Nailsea School included characters from Moomins, Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare’s plays.
Lakehouse Nursery in Portishead invited parents in to read stories with their children.
Pupils from the Federation of Hannah More Infant and Grove Junior Schools in Nailsea dressed in their pyjamas and enjoyed stories and hot chocolate in tents on the field.
![North Somerset Times: Children from Lakehouse Nursery in Portishead celebrating World Book Day.]( "North Somerset Times: Children from Lakehouse Nursery in Portishead celebrating World Book Day.")
Children from Lakehouse Nursery in Portishead celebrating World Book Day. (Image: Archant)
Dads and granddads visited St Andrew’s Primary School in Congresbury for a breakfast and storytime while St Nicholas Chantry Primary School in Clevedon held a competition to design a Roald Dahl book cover.
![North Somerset Times: Children dressed up and hosting competition to design a Roald Dahl book cover. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Children dressed up and hosting competition to design a Roald Dahl book cover. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Children dressed up and hosting competition to design a Roald Dahl book cover. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Miss Dennery and Mrs Galey at St Francis School, Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Miss Dennery and Mrs Galey at St Francis School, Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Miss Dennery and Mrs Galey at St Francis School, Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Kids dressing up as favourite book character at St Francis' Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Kids dressing up as favourite book character at St Francis' Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Kids dressing up as favourite book character at St Francis' Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Children dressing up and taking part in extreme reading challenge at West Leign Infant School. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Children dressing up and taking part in extreme reading challenge at West Leign Infant School. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Children dressing up and taking part in extreme reading challenge at West Leign Infant School. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Miss Flemming helping the children to build a book tree. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Miss Flemming helping the children to build a book tree. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Miss Flemming helping the children to build a book tree. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Children dressed as their favourite characters for World Book Day at Trinity Primary School in Portishead.]( "North Somerset Times: Children dressed as their favourite characters for World Book Day at Trinity Primary School in Portishead.")
Children dressed as their favourite characters for World Book Day at Trinity Primary School in Portishead. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: Children dressed as their favourite characters for World Book Day at Trinity Primary School in Portishead.]( "North Somerset Times: Children dressed as their favourite characters for World Book Day at Trinity Primary School in Portishead.")
Children dressed as their favourite characters for World Book Day at Trinity Primary School in Portishead. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: Children dressed in fancy dress to celebrate World Book Day at Trinity Primary School.]( "North Somerset Times: Children dressed in fancy dress to celebrate World Book Day at Trinity Primary School.")
Children dressed in fancy dress to celebrate World Book Day at Trinity Primary School. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.]( "North Somerset Times: Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long.")
Dads reading stories with children at St Andrew's Primary School. Picture: Jeremy Long. (Image: (C)2016 Jeremy Long / JCLPhotography, all rights reserved)
![North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.]( "North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.")
A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.]( "North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.")
A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.]( "North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.")
A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.]( "North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.")
A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: Teachers from Nailsea School dressed up for World Book Day.]( "North Somerset Times: Teachers from Nailsea School dressed up for World Book Day.")
Teachers from Nailsea School dressed up for World Book Day. (Image: Archant)
![North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.]( "North Somerset Times: A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.")
A World Book Day costume inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Image: Archant)
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