World Book Day isn’t about fancy dress (apologies to the boy who went as a giant atlas) | Alice O'Keeffe

Every year, time-poor parents buy Harry Potter and Gruffalo outfits destined for landfill. Let’s invest in books instead

World Book Day is upon us, and primary school classrooms across the country are filled with overexcited, undersized BFGs, Mary Poppinses and Gruffalos. Meanwhile, parents will be arriving at work frazzled and smeared with facepaint. Because as we all know, despite the very best efforts of its organisers, World Book Day isn’t principally about reading – it’s about dressing up.

One year I was sure I would have to cut a Willy Wonka hat out of my son’s hair at the end of the day

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