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Katherine Heslop

Amanda Holden and Kerry Katona among celebs sharing pics of kids on World Book Day

Celebrities are sharing adorable photos of their little ones dressed up for World Book Day, with a few getting in the spirit of the day themselves.

Taking to Instagram, Amanda Holden, Ashley James and Christine McGuinness are among the famous faces who have posted snaps of their kids dressed as popular book, TV and film characters.

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, and her fellow Heart Radio presenters Ashley Roberts and Jamie Theakston appeared to be dressed as the Three Musketeers, from Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel.

The trio brandished toy swords and wore blue and white outfits, with black boots and hats.

Ashley Roberts, Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden dressed as the Three Musketeers for World Book Day (Instagram)
Amanda Holden shared a photo of her daughter Hollie, 12, ready for World Book Day (Instagram)

The radio presenter also shared a snap of her youngest daughter Hollie, 12, dressed as a pirate and striking an action pose.

Model and TV presenter Ashley James, 34, dressed her baby son Alfie in a monkey onsie, surrounded by books about the cheeky animal, such as Monkey Puzzle and Night Monkey.

She captioned the post: "Couldn't miss the opportunity to dress my little bookworm up."

Ashley James posted this adorable photo of her son Alfie for World Book Day (Instagram)
Kate Ferdinand dressed up as an Oompa Loompa for World Book Day, holding hands with her son Cree (Instagram)

She said that reading is Alfie's favourite thing to do, adding: "I hope his passion for reading and going to the library continues."

Meanwhile Kate Ferdinand posted a sweet picture of herself dressed as an Oompa Loompa from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as she held the hand of her 15-month-old, Cree, who appeared as Woody, from Toy Story.

Christine McGuinness's children were colour co-ordinated for World Book Day (Instagram)
Cara De La Hoyde's daughter was dressed as a character from Disney movie The Aristocrats (Instagram)

Kate wasn't the only mum to embrace a Toy Story theme, with Christine McGuinness, 33, sharing a photo of her daughter Penelope, eight, dressed as cowgirl Jessie, alongside her two siblings Leo and Felicity, wearing Super Mario and princess costumes respectively.

Christine, who is married to Top Gear presenter Paddy, simply captioned the picture: "My heart just smiled".

Kerry Katona's daughter Dylan-Jorge was dressed in full Harry Potter garb for World Book Day (Grab)
Claire Sweeney's son Jaxon also chose to embrace the wizarding theme for World Book Day (Instagram)

Love Island series 2 winner Cara De La Hoyde, 31, shared a sweet picture of her daughter dressed as Marie from Disney classic The Aristocrats, with the caption: "Everybody wants to be a," finishing with a cat emoji.

As to be expected, Harry Potter was a recurring theme, with Kerry Katona's youngest daughter Dylan-Jorge, seven, wearing a Hogwarts robe and scarf, and clutching the second novel in the book series.

Amie Cody shared this snap of her sons for World Book Day (Instagram)
Mario Falcone's son Parker Jax dressed as an astronaut for the special day (Instagram)

Jaxon, seven, son of West End musical star Claire Sweeney, 50, chose a Harry Potter costume, as did Amie Coady's son Henri.

Amie, who is married to England footballer Conor Coady, 29, posted a cute picture of Henri with their other two sons, Freddie and Louie, who were dressed as Willie Wonka and Spider-Man.

The Only Way is Essex stars Mario Falcone, 34, and Amy Childs, 31 also celebrated the day.

Amy Child's daughter Polly dressed up as a Disney princess for the special day (Instagram)

Mario's son Parker Jax wore an astronaut costume, complete with a helmet. while Amy Child's daughter Polly smiled while wearing a pink Disney princess costume.

Amy wrote under the picture: "Of course Polly wanted to dress up as a Disney princes for World Book Day".

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