Yesterday the @NosyCrowBooks Twitter feed came alive with photos of hundreds of EXCELLENT World Book Day costumes – including lots featuring characters from Nosy Crow books! Here are some of the ones that we spotted…
Pamela Butchart and Gemma Correll’s Pugly proved to be a popular choice of costume:
@Pamela_Butchart @worldbookday daughter Jessica 7 as pugly! Thank you she loves your books pic.twitter.com/7d7MzCHA2F
— Camille Braiden (@camilleb264) March 2, 2017
@Pamela_Butchart for world book day my brother is going as pugly solves a crime #bestautherever pic.twitter.com/1ZbaAaqZDj
— Chloe Storey (@UnipugPrincess) March 2, 2017
And we also spotted a fantastic Izzy (complete with Baby Aliens!), inspired by Pamela and Thomas Flintham’s Baby Aliens Got My Teacher:
#WorldBookDay @Pamela_Butchart pic.twitter.com/OAlgraavPE
— Fiona Hogg (@FionaCMHogg) March 2, 2017
I LOVED this Dave outfit, inspired by Frann Preston-Gannon’s caveman picture books:
I am totally loving this girls Dave costume for World Book Day. Hilarious! @NosyCrow @NosyCrowBooks @bouncemarketing pic.twitter.com/ZoQ5iSneyG
— Frann Preston-Gannon (@FrannPG) March 2, 2017
And the detail in this Princess Daisy costume, from Steven Lenton’s Princess Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights, is just outstanding (the colander helmet! the feather duster! the patches on the dress! A+++, would wear this outfit again):
I'm IN AWE of this costume!! Thank you SO much for sharing Daisy as Daisy @pink_fox ! @NosyCrow @nosycrowbooks ❤ ❤#WBD2017 @WorldBookDayUK pic.twitter.com/BsCscO7HQi
— Steven Lenton (@2dscrumptious) March 2, 2017
Here’s a suitably grumpy Mr Grunt:
#WorldBookDay in full swing at Hanover today. Some fab costumes from the children! Can you guess who Jack is? @NosyCrow @PhilipArdagh pic.twitter.com/fcmfiu4n3V
— Hanoverprimary (@hanoverschool) March 2, 2017
And here’s a camera-shy Bizzy Bear:
This Bizzy Bear impersonator is not fond of photos #WorldBookDay @Benji_Davies @NosyCrow pic.twitter.com/U1fdHXuGuv
— Dawn Morris (@DawnMorrise) March 2, 2017
An excellent Nat (and Fizz!) from Susan Moore’s Crimson Poison:
#WorldBookDay My friend @AmandaConstanc2's kids – Nat & Fizz from @SusanMooreAuth's Crimson Poison & Fantastic MrFox! pic.twitter.com/Fkg85CbYSv
— Camilla Reid (@cawdelia) March 2, 2017
But the runaway winners this year as the most popular choice of outfits were Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam – there were some FANTASTIC interpretations of everyone’s favourite robber dogs:
More fabulous @WorldBookDayUK costumes! Beast Quest Tom and Slippery Sam! @NosyCrow @TraceyCorderoy #shiftymcgifty #worldbookday pic.twitter.com/koelMPkV0J
— Steven Lenton (@2dscrumptious) March 2, 2017
Ah those glorious and world famous literary characters, Poppy from Trolls and Shifty McGifty… #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/9rskMUS9SC
— Amanda Lamb (@missamandalamb) March 2, 2017
@TraceyCorderoy @2dscrumptious Archie as #shiftymcgifty for #worldbookday, just hope he makes some cakes for us later. #WBD2017 pic.twitter.com/5moxU7JpXN
— Rachel Norris (@Angellcakess) March 2, 2017
Fraz as Shifty McGifty. Lock your doors, the robber dog is on the prowl! #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/BKwxlL2RHV
— Glenn Atkins (@claretglenn1) March 2, 2017
Shhhhhh… I'm Shifty McGifty the Robber-Dog… Off to commit robberies!#worldbookday #wbd2017 #shiftymcgifty #teacher #preschool pic.twitter.com/EqBjbeuwIs
— Lexie #Foxlet (@heytherelexie) March 2, 2017
#KittyLeClaw #WorldBookDay #ThanksMum @TraceyCorderoy @2dscrumptious @nosycrow #tigerwhocametotea @HarperCollinsCh pic.twitter.com/jejESRk0oM
— Surrey Digital (@SurreyDigitals) March 2, 2017
@TraceyCorderoy @2dscrumptious Slippery Sam on World Book Day pic.twitter.com/oCbBIa5qcV
— James (@writtenoff_mufc) March 2, 2017
Shifty McGifty with Mary Poppins and Matilda!! Just off to school! @TraceyCorderoy #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/vtXun29h0t
— Michelle Sloan (@michlsloan) March 2, 2017
I adore this! Thank you Anneka how wonderful! @NosyCrow @TraceyCorderoy #ShiftyMcGifty @WorldBookDayUK #WorldBookDay #kittyleclaw pic.twitter.com/BNOKP9hViv
— Steven Lenton (@2dscrumptious) March 1, 2017
Thank you so much to everyone who tweeted pictures of their costumes – we absolutely loved seeing them all!