Second attempt at World Book Day!

The Beast from the East brought widespread school closures, meaning many planned events for World Book Day in Northumberland were put on the back-burner.

As we reported last week, Whittingham C of E Primary School thought of a novel way to ensure the pupils still enjoyed the event.

Pupils at Wooler First School celebrated World Book Day earlier this week. The author and illustrator, Helen Stephens, joined the children for a day of fun. Her wonderful book, How to Hide a Lion, was the theme of the day. Pictured are some of the children from Reception, Year One and Year Two.

placeholder image — Pupils at Wooler First School celebrated World Book Day earlier this week. The author and illustrator, Helen Stephens, joined the children for a day of fun. Her wonderful book, How to Hide a Lion, was the theme of the day. Pictured are some of the children from Reception, Year One and Year Two.

Children were asked to read their favourite book in the snow or an unusual place, wearing their World Book Day costume if they had one so it wouldn’t go to waste. Their posts on social media sparked plenty of interest.

Longhoughton Primary School pupils Jacob Heys, seven, as Mr Tumnus and Phoebe Cotton, 10, as Nikki from Dork Diaries.

Also last week, Thropton Village First School children and staff celebrated a delayed World Book Day with a David Walliams characters theme.

This week, author and illustrator Helen Stephens joined pupils at Wooler First School for a day of fun to mark the occasion. Her book, How to Hide a Lion, was the theme of the day.

We also asked readers to share their pictures of World Book Day fun and a selection of those photos are also featured here.