It is almost World Book Day and we are excitedly getting Ethan ready to dress up as one of his favourite characters, Max from the story Where the Wild Things Are. If you bought or made Halloween costumes last year, you may already have an outfit for World Book Day. If you want to go this route and not be judged, make sure you arm your child with a copy of a book or a list of books these characters appear in! And, be sure to take inspiration from some of the best children's books as well as these classic children's book quotes.

Relive Sophie's amazing encounter with the hungry tiger with this costume, perfect for fans of Judith Kerr's modern classic. Harry Potter is a popular little wizard among Yr2 and upwards when it comes to World Book Day costume ideas.A classic book to keep them quiet for ages also works as a super easy costume for you - the clothes you find don't have to be their size, oversized is cuter. The first year we could pick our favorite book and at the time Lydia’s was ‘Dear Zoo’ by Rod Campbell. Surely one of the cleverest characters ever to be found in a children’s book, the little mouse from Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo is a sweet World Book Day option. I have two kids in primary school and for the short few years that they have been there we have only been able to choose a book our self as the school usually picks one.

It's quite similar to the method I used last year for his Peter Rabbit costume, but I've been a bit more ambitious this year (wait until you see the tail! Once that was dry we used the fluff from wooly tail that I removed from the pet brush and saved to make the fur around the bottom of the crown. It’s also a straight-forward outfit to pull together, you just need a white jacket and a toy stethoscope. In previous years we have done a Peter Rabbit costume, Max from Where the Wild Things Are, a Mermaid and Ethan is being The Highway Rat this year.Published in 1980 this book was big throughout the 90's and can still be found in school book shelves today. Just a few accessories needed to put this one together, you will need a duffle coat (preferably blue) – a black hat, brown trousers, red welly boots, a suitcase (can use an old tea set case or make one) and a marmalade sandwich! Finally to make Ethan's sceptre I used a wooden spoon, not the most obvious choice but I've been using them for a lot of crafts lately because they are just so strong, I know that even if nothing else comes home, Ethan will be carrying a wooden spoon at the end of the day!

Use a standard princess dress and transform it into their favourite princess from fairytales with little characters' details. If you have a fish-loving little one, the beautiful picture book Aquarium by Cynthia Alonso is a great World Book Day choice. Plenty of thorough guides to make homemade costumes for World Book Day are out there if you want to make a lot more effort. And here's your time to outdo them all, with this super clever take on the magical plant root, the Mandrake.It may be an easy costume but the book is a classic, and was a huge favourite of ours during my son’s childhood. Boy” from the Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg A festive-themed story loved by children of all ages, dressing in old fashioned pyjamas will be a simple costume, and you could even include a mug of hot chocolate for authenticity.

Dorothy's companion in Oz can enjoy practising his 'robot moves' all day with this shiny costume, complete with oil-can-shaped hat. Because after all, you and your littlies want to spend time reading not thinking about costumes, right?Sometimes you have to pick your battles and if they want to be Anna from Frozen and it means no arguments go with it. If you are looking for something special to get the Lola look, this cute unicorn dress is as day-dreamy as Lola can be. Put them in a pair of bunny ears, pack them off with a toy bunny, and, using a bit of poetic licence, they could be Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare from Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.