IT'S World Book Day today and we're really looking forward to seeing pictures of local children dressed as their favourite characters from literature!
All you have to do is click on the blue button at the bottom of this report and we'll upload your pictures straight to the Hereford Times website today. We'll also publish as many as we can in print in next week's paper.
Your World Book Day pictures are already coming in and are at the bottom of this report now.
School in particular are big supporters of the event.
Children at Ivington CE Primary and Pre-school, near Leominster; St Thomas Cantilupe, Hereford, and Bridstow CE Primary School, near Ross-on-Wye are celebrating thanks to a donation of 30 new books for their library from the Morrisons Foundation.
The foundation has partnered with the National Literacy Trust to donate 5,500 books to help inspire and nurture a love of reading for more than 100,000 primary school children.
Alice James, community champion at the Leominster branch, Anne-Marie Powell from the Hereford branch, and Naomi Haggett from the Ross-on-Wye branch have donated the books to the schools saying: “We are delighted that through the partnership between the Morrisons Foundation and the National Literacy Trust we’re able to provide these wonderful books.
World Book Day is a charity that promotes reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the chance to have a book of their own.
It says reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income.
Community answers
Did your kids dress up for World Book Day this year?
"Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2023."
We asked for your responses - this is what you sent.
What is your child's name?Logan and Lilly
How old is your child?6 & 4
What year are they in?Year 1 & Reception
What school do they go to?Leominster Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Cat in the Hat and Alice in Wonderland
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Cat in the Hat and Alice in Wonderland Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Flossy Bemand
How old is your child?9
What year are they in?5
What school do they go to?Stoke Prior
What did your child dress up as?Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen
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From the Stoke Prior Shepherdess to the Yorkshire Shepherdess Is there anything else you want to add?Florence met Amanda in the summer at Tenbury Show. She had her booked signed by Amanda. Floss is also a shepherdess in the making, helping her dad and uncle with the busy lambing season on our farm.
What is your child's name?Sienna Summers
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?Much Marcle Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Cleopatra
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Sienna dressed as glamorous Cleopatra Is there anything else you want to add?Sienna had to choose an adjective word to dress as, so she chose glamorous and went as cleopatra! we made her costume together out of tin foil and sequins and cardboard and an old pillowcase! She sadly didn’t make it to school to wear it as she fell unwell and spent the day in a&e!
What is your child's name?Alesha
How old is your child?7
What year are they in?2
What school do they go to?Leominster Primary
What did your child dress up as?Rex from Toy Story
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Alesha as Rex from Toy Story Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Jessica
How old is your child?9
What year are they in?4
What school do they go to?Leominster primary
What did your child dress up as?Madhatter
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Jessica as mad hatter Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Tanachanan Tangjaritsakul (bella)
How old is your child?5
What year are they in?1
What school do they go to?St Thomas Cantilupe school
What did your child dress up as?Cinderella
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Tanachanan Tangjaritsakul (Bella) takes the picture after school in the back of St Thomas Cantilupe 
Tanachanan Tangjaritsakul (Bella) takes the picture after school in the back of St Thomas Cantilupe Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Liam prosser
How old is your child?8
What year are they in?3
What school do they go to?St Francis primary school
What did your child dress up as?Jeremy Clarkson
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The book my little boy is holding is from Jeremy Clarkson's farm 
I took the photo outside my sons school and at home Is there anything else you want to add?My little boy was so excited to dress up today
What is your child's name?Jessica and Alesha
How old is your child?8 and 7
What year are they in?Year 4 and 2
What school do they go to?Leominster Primary
What did your child dress up as?Mad Hatter and Rex
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Jessica as Mad Hatter Alesha as Rex 
Jessica as Mad Hatter Alesha as Rex Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Posie
How old is your child?6
What year are they in?2
What school do they go to?Much Birch
What did your child dress up as?Little Miss Ginger
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Little Miss Ginger for World Book Day? Any excuse to dress up like a Spice Girl! Is there anything else you want to add?
What is your child's name?Frankie Jenkins
How old is your child?15 months
What year are they in?Nursery
What school do they go to?Bargates Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Paddington Bear
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Frankie Is there anything else you want to add?
Did your kids dress up for World Book Day this year?
Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2023.
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