Today’s fancy dress theme is all about childrens book characters. We’ve written an information page full of children book costume ideas, so why not take a look? This page is mainly aimed at world Book Day, but the information on it is applicable to children and adults alike.

If you look below, we’ve also included this in the ‘Comic Book’ section as many people will look upon comic Book characters as being suitable for this theme. So if you need a Comic Book costume ideas, you’ve come to the right place

The author Beatrix Potter was born today in 1866. She is probably best known for her children’s books about characters such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Mrs Tiggywinkle (after whom a hedgehog hospital has been named). She not only wrote the books but illustrated and, initially, published them herself. What is less well known is that with her interest in all aspects of nature and the wealth she gained from her books and, in later life, farming, she gradually bought up properties in the Lake District. When she died, she left these properties and their land to the National Trust and in doing so helped create a large part of what is now the Lake District National Park. Now, we do not often get asked specifically for Beatrix Potter character costumes, but Children’s Book Characters can be a popular theme and includes such favourites as Red Riding Hood, Alice and Dorothy for the girls and Harry Potter, Mad Hatter and the Lion for the boys.  The Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz books also offer a wide range of option if you are going as a group. Alternatively, if the weather’s co-operating The Great Outdoors can be an interesting challenge for a party.