World Book Day marked with dress up day in schools

School children across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have been dressing up as their favourite characters to mark World Book Day.

School children across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have been dressing up as their favourite characters to mark World Book Day.

Schools in the counties have already benefitted from the event as one in Doncaster won £10,000 and another in Bourne won £3,000for school books.

Calendar viewers have been sending pictures of their costumes for World Book Day, here are some of our favourites:

Archie, 2, as the Hungry Caterpillar
Because one Dennis the Menace wasn't enough
Gangsta Granny from a David Walliams book
Lucy Rogers, 3, as Cinderella
Miley Douglas, 4, as one of the Three Little Pigs
Noddy's day is off to a flyer
Peter Pan ready for the day
Tiyler-Paige Swift as Alice in Wonderland

Send us your World Book Day dress-up shots to calendar@itv.com or to our Facebook