WORLD Book Day 2022 is just around the corner, and we would love to see pictures of your children in their costumes!

In previous years, we've seen some fantastic and creative outfits, and we're sure this year will be no different.

This year's World Book Day takes place on Thursday, March 3.

It is the 25th anniversary of the event - so all the more reason to take part.

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World Book Day is a charity with the aim to help change children’s lives by making reading together and reading for pleasure a habit for life.

The organisation says that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator for success in life - more than family circumstances, educational background, or income.

A spokesperson said: "Sharing stories together for just ten minutes a day will encourage a love of reading and it’s fun for everyone! You can read together anywhere and everywhere, from breakfast to bedtime! In the park, on the train, on the sofa, on a plane – reading and sharing stories can happen anywhere at any time."

On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the UK is given a voucher to be spent on books.

For more information, check out www.worldbookday.com.

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