SCHOOLS across the region got into character for World Book Day 2024.

Taking place last week on Thursday, March 7, classrooms were filled with characters straight from the pages of popular books.

Did you miss? Readers' photos of their children as mini literature-inspired characters

Pupils and staff dressed up as characters from their favourite books, with some schools holding events such as book swaps.

Here we round up a host of photos from the day in our World Book Day gallery.

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