Today, Thursday 6 March, millions of adults and children around the country will mark the annual horror that is World Book Day, celebrating books, authors, illustrators and the power of the written word, with a series of book-themed events... and costumes.
Yes: each year, children show their love of reading by going to school dressed up as their favourite fictional character. World Book Day is important because it’s also the day that parents around the country receive a text at 8.35am reminding them that they have in fact forgotten to make a World Book Day costume and now have seven minutes to demonstrate the power of the written word by texting swears to everyone they know on the group chat.
