Children from across Powys dress up 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.

An exciting morning to mark World Book Day. (Image: Clair Foskett.)

Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng' Year 2 pupils dress up on World Book Day. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)

Heidi as Wednesday Addams. (Image: Lauren Price.)

Brooke as Hermione from the Harry Potter series. (Image: Skye Scarlett.)

Roar! The very brave lion. (Image: Soph Moulds.)

Finn was the very hungry caterpillar today. (Image: Shelly Baynham.)

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Ela as Wil Cwac Cwac ready for Cylch. (Image: Elaine Lewis.)Stepping into ninja action on World Book Day. (Image: Kelly Marie.)Sophie from The BFG and Hermione from Harry Potter. (Image: Sonya Davies.)

Delilah wears a Jack and the Beanstalk-inspired hat made using just recycled materials. (Image: Shelly Baynham.)Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng's Sidney Jones as Percy the Park Keeper. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)Beatrix Pullen as Cruella de Vil at Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng pupil Layla Owen as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)

That's Not My Lamb never fails to entertain. (Image: Karen Hopkins.)Sophie Parr and Evan Marck as Michael and Jane at Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)

Noah Davies of Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng as Willy Wonka. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)

Millie Owen of Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng as the Cat in the Hat. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng)

Mollie Quayle of Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng as the Belle. (Image: Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng) Gladestry Primary School pupils celebrate World Book Day. (Image: Gladestry Church in Wales Primary School)

Millie as an Oompa Loompa. (Image: Jayne Marie.)Noah as Peter Pan and Ayda as Tinkerbell. (Image: Tanya Evans.)World Book Day at Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School. (Image: Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School)St Michael's Primary School pupils in Kerry celebrate World Book Day. (Image: St Michael's Primary School)Staff at St Michael's Primary School pupils in Kerry celebrate World Book Day. (Image: Public.)

Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School pupils celebrate World Book Day. (Image: Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School)

Pupils at Kerry's St Michael's Primary School mark World Book Day. (Image: St Michael's Primary School)Pupils at Kerry's St Michael's Primary School mark World Book Day. (Image: St Michael's Primary School)Pupils at Kerry's St Michael's Primary School mark World Book Day. (Image: St Michael's Primary School)Pupils at Kerry's St Michael's Primary School mark World Book Day. (Image: St Michael's Primary School)

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

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