Here are MORE photos of Hartlepool children dressed up for World Book Day 2026

By Madeleine Raine

Published 5th Mar 2026, 14:44 GMT

Updated 5th Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT

Children across Hartlepool have pulled out all the stops to dress up as their favourite fictional characters for World Book Day.

World Book Day is a charity event held annually in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the first Thursday in March.

Thanks to Nadine Appleton for sending us this photo of Ebony-Alicia, three, dressed as Rapunzel. Photo: Contributed

Thanks to Sharon Clow for sending us this photo of her granddaughter Daisy, four, dressed up as Rapunzel. Photo: Contributed

Thanks to Mandy Payne for sending us this photo of Sophia, two, dressed as Annie. Photo: Contributed

Thanks to Olivia Gough Richens for sending us this photo of Alexander, seven, and Eva-Leigh, six, dressed up for World Book Day. Photo: Contributed

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