picture of Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Dress £19.99 at Party Delights

📖 World Book Day 📖: Celebrate World Book Day with this year's must-have fancy dress costumes

FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS! CELEBRATE WORLD BOOK DAY WITH THIS YEAR’S MUST-HAVE FANCY DRESS COSTUMES FROM PARTY DELIGHTS

Thursday, March 3 marks the 25th annual World Book Day, when youngsters get the chance to celebrate their favourite books while letting their imaginations run wild by dressing up as their best-loved fictional characters.

With World Book Day taking place during lockdown last year, the UK’s leading online fancy dress retailer Party Delights is predicting that book lovers young and old will be going all out to mark the occasion this year.

Party Delights has a fantastic array of costumes perfect for all ages from toddler to teacher. The collection includes the ever-popular Harry Potter, Roald Dahl’s treasured characters, David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny and Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man.

Party Delights shares its top picks for the must-have looks expected to be this year’s big World Book Day best-sellers!

For the girls

Little bookworms are expected to be heading to Wonderland this year with costumes of Alice and her pals Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter already proving popular.

Top five best-selling girls’ costumes:

Alice in Wonderland - £19.99

Miss Hatter - £19.99

Cheshire Cat Dress - £14.99

Roald Dahl Matilda - £16.99

Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Dress - £19.99

For the boys

Like the girls, boys are turning magical for World Book Day too. With the wizarding world of Harry Potter still casting a spell on young readers imaginations, the exclusive Party Delights Harry Potter range is expected to be a bewitching best-seller for little wizards in 2022.

Other popular choices include Willy Wonka, Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat, Dinomite and Julia Donaldsn’s Stick Man.