One of the most magical stories ever, The Rainbow Fish teaches us that it’s better to share with our friends - making it perfect for little ones to read at school. Malory Towers is a fictional boarding school for girls in Cornwall. The headmistress is Miss Grayling. The reader is treated to an early exposition of her violent temper (inherited from her father) when she rescues Mary-Lou, a smaller, weaker girl in her form, who is being held under water by the malicious Gwendoline Mary Lacey, and delivers a stinging rebuke to Gwendoline with the flat of her hand. The matter with human beans," the BFG went on, "is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything unless they is actually seeing it right in front of their own schnozzles.'

If you've got any Spidey pyjamas lying around, you can use them to re-create Marvel's Spider-Man comic books. Same goes for Superman and Batman PJs too! Cut a circle out from cardboard to make the face, dress your kid in a yellow cardigan and use wool for hair – simple!The Malory Towers series has been enormously popular with girls — and no doubt many boys too! — ever since the publication of the first book in 1946. The rainbow fish shared his scales left and right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became." Loads of your kid's favourite Disney films actually started out as Brothers Grimm fairy tales, which makes them a perfect option for World Book Day. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL

Your kids can easily be transformed into playing cards from in Alice In Wonderland using an old sheet, marker pens, and scissors. Cut a hole in the top and have them wear it like a sandwich board! Face painting can hold the key to a lot of World Book Day costumes You can do this for any of the Mr Men and Little Miss characters. Just cut the character's shape out of cardboard – a jagged outline for Mr Sneeze, for example, or a cloud for Mr Daydream – and find a t-shirt or jumper in the right colour.Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund - 50s clothes; or "royal" outfits of simple robes, crowns (as for Prince Caspian), swords, bow and arrow etc

Tinkerbell is a cute and simple costume to put together for World Book Day, and little girls will love it! Stuff three pairs of tights to make six spider legs, then attach them to the dress. These instructions for making animal tails will help you with the legs. For her iconic blue hair, you can try blue hair mascara, hair chalk or blue hair spray for colouring that will wash out at the end of the day.

ALTERNATIVELY: Sophie from the BFG spends the whole time in her glasses, with a pink nightdress and slippers on. Even easier, eh? Oversized green t-shirts, boots, and leggings... These items can transform your little one into Peter Pan or Robin Hood, depending on how you accessorise. Fluffy jumpers, animals ears and face paint You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that."