World Book Day 2019: 14 of the best costume creations from across the Portsmouth area
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 7th Mar 2019, 14:15 GMT
WIZARDS, unicorns and superheroes have taken over schools across our area.
World Book Day fever has hit Portsmouth and the Solent, with children dressing up as their favourite characters as part of the annual event which promotes reading. As well as getting to dress up for school, kids will also receive a book voucher. Here are some of the amazing costumes:
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8-year-old Coral Duncan went dressed as Awful Auntie from the book of the same name by David Walliams to Newtown primary school Gosport
These were some of costumes at Clanfield Primary School. Including from left to right - Jessica Emily Venn, 9, as Annie, Stephanie Groves, 9, as superwoman, Henry Lamb, 5, as Spiderman and Isabella Lamb in red theme
For World Book Day, 6-year-old Oliver Blake from Cosham cast a spell on his uniform and went as Harry Potter
Bertie Venn, 3, and Martha Howell, 4, as George Pig and The Very Hungry Caterpillar respectively at Clanfield Primary School
Evie-Louise Skittlethorpe, 7, from Gosport has gone as a unicorn for World Book Day
Eddie Morton, 1, from Swanmore, dressed as Peter Pan
