Hundreds of children across Banbury went to school today dressed as their favourite characters from books, films or games for World Book Day today (March 7).
The annual charity event held on the first Thursday of March every year aims to promote reading by giving children in full-time education a voucher to be spent on a book of their choice.
Children can exchange a token for one of the selected books valued at £1 or use the token to take off £1 from a full-priced title.
The day is sponsored by National Book Tokens and has been celebrated annually since 1997 in the UK and Ireland.
The Banbury Guardian asked parents to send in pictures of their children’s creative costumes.
More information on World Book Day, plus a list of all books available for £1 can be found at www.worldbookday.com
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Leo (9) as Where's Wally and Max (5) as Oi Frog. Photo: Submitted Image
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Maisie (9) and Phoebe (11) as Oompa Loompas. Photo: Submitted Image