While the vast majority of pupils were unable to head into school on World Book Day due to the coronavirus pandemic, that did not stop the youngsters celebrating in style.

Our special World Book Day supplement is free inside today’s issue of the Echo, containing more than 40 eye-catching images of schoolchildren dressing up as their favourite characters.

The vast majority of pupils got involved while home-schooling and grabbed snaps from the comfort of their own households.

Make sure you grab a copy of today’s newspaper to see how the pupils celebrated the big day.

The schools included in our supplement are:

  • Barling Magna Primary Academy
  • Bournes Green Infant School
  • Darlinghurst Academy
  • Edwards Hall Primary School
  • Heycroft Primary School
  • Leigh North Street Primary School
  • Milton Hall Primary School
  • The Westborough School
  • Great Wakering Primary Academy
  • Canewdon Endowed Church of England Primary School
  • Holt Farm Junior School
  • Edward Francis Primary School
  • St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
  • Wyburns Primary School
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Hilltop Junior School
  • Felmore Primary School
  • Greensted Infant School
  • Lee Chapel Primary School
  • Northlands Primary School
  • Laindon Park Primary School
  • The James Hornsby School
  • St Katherine’s Church of England Primary School
  • Winter Gardens Academy
  • Kents Hill Infant Academy
  • The King John School
  • Woodham Ley Primary School