CHILDREN across the Oswestry area have jumped at the chance to dress up as their literary heroes for World Book Day.

This annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the joy of reading is one of the highlights of the year at the National Literacy Trust.

World Book Day is a charity event held annually on the first Thursday in March.

On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the UK and the Republic of Ireland is provided with a voucher to be spent on books; the event was first celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1998.

Border Counties Advertizer: Mel from descendants,Mel from descendants. Picture by Nat Marston.

Border Counties Advertizer: Walter Tull and Dorothy.Walter Tull and Dorothy. Picture by Tatty Hallam.

Border Counties Advertizer: Maddison as Frankie from Monster High.Maddison as Frankie from Monster High. Picture by Jayne Williams.

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Border Counties Advertizer: Mortimer from Aribel's RavenMortimer from Aribel's Raven. Picture by Steph Arias.

Border Counties Advertizer: Little Red Riding Hood heads off to school.Little Red Riding Hood heads off to school. Picture by Tasha Shapcott.

Border Counties Advertizer: Mario and Princess Peach.Mario and Princess Peach. Picture by Michelle Lloyd.

Border Counties Advertizer: Little Bo Peep.Little Bo Peep. Picture by Charlotte Barnes-Smith.

Border Counties Advertizer: Willy Wonka and an Oompa Loompa.Willy Wonka and an Oompa Loompa. Picture by Jodie Bonner.

Border Counties Advertizer: World Book Day fun.World Book Day fun. Picture by Beth Morgan.

Border Counties Advertizer: Celebrating World Book Day.Celebrating World Book Day. Picture by Soph Harvey.

Border Counties Advertizer: Breakfast and World Book Day memories.Breakfast and World Book Day memories. Picture by Clare Louise Pritchard.

Border Counties Advertizer: Fantastic costumes celebrating our best-loved book characters in Llansilin.Fantastic costumes celebrating our best-loved book characters in Llansilin. (Image: Ysgol Bro Cynllaith)

Border Counties Advertizer: World Book Day was celebrated in Llansilin on Thursday.World Book Day was celebrated in Llansilin on Thursday. (Image: Ysgol Bro Cynllaith)