25 heart-warming pictures of Blackpool school kids dressed up and celebrating World Book Day back to the 1990s
By Claire Lark
Published 1st Mar 2023, 15:45 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2023, 16:06 BST
World Book Day is a brilliant opportunity to get kids reading and it has been celebrated in Blackpool schools right back to the late 90s
For parents, the struggle was (still is) real when trying to come up with a costume idea, especially an obscure, non-negotiable request – but the outcome was always worth it. World Book Day is a wonderful focus on reading which is absolutely vital to learning.
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Local performance poet Shelley Dwornik helped St John's Primary School pupils to create their own poems as part of World Book Day in 2003. Photo: Rob Lock
Pupils and staff at Kincraig Primary School in Bispham marked World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book characters. Craig Clayton as Harry Potter puts a spell on Spiderman Dale Cassar Photo: Rob Lock