Pupils show character on World Book Day - Pressburs
Literature-loving children at an independent school in Liphook have proved they have real character – quite literally!
Highfield and Brookham Schools was a positive riot of colourful, fancy, daring and downright clever costumes on Thursday as the pupils dressed up as their favourite literary characters to mark World Book Day.
From the youngest cohort in Nursery right through to the oldest children in Year 8, the school was awash with fairytale princesses, cartoon heroes, the stars of bestselling books old and new, and a wealth of other children’s favourites.
On a day intended to celebrate books and reading in our hi-tech, modern world, Highfield and Brookham welcomed everyone from Dennis the Menace, Willy Wonka, Where’s Wally? and The Mister Men to Harry Potter, Peter Pan, the Mandalorian and Gangsta Granny.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Cat in the Hat, Robin Hood and the Three Little Pigs also joined in the fun.H
ighfield and Brookham has had a long and successful association with World Book Day, which was first celebrated in the UK in 1997, with literature and reading a key staple of the school curriculum.
And it wasn’t just the children who were bitten by the World Book Day bug as the teachers brought their favourite alter egos to the party too, with appearances by the likes of Harry Potter, Yorkshire vet James Herriot, Cleopatra and Tintin.
Highfield and Brookham Head Suzannah Cryer said: “Reading is an incredibly important part of education and reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success.
'There really is nothing quite like a good book. In the midst of our technological age, the opportunity to lose oneself in a favourite book, to let one’s imagination wander, to visualise characters and settings and to form opinions of those very characters and settings is incredibly special.'
And she added: 'Our children love books and our children love to read, which is why our libraries are so popular. So how wonderful it is that our happy children get the chance to express their love of literature and school life in such a fun and creative way.'
April 2025