FROM Harry Potter to Avatar and the Gruffalo to Mary Poppins, children across St Helens celebrated their favourite characters for World Book Day 2024.

We were wowed with your costumes and struggled to choose our favourite characters!

But we did and here are our top picks.

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Harry and Isla from Ashurst Primary School as characters from Gangsta Granny

Harry and Isla from Ashurst Primary School as characters from Gangsta Granny

Alfie and Ollie McDonald as Willy Wonka and a golden ticket

Alfie and Ollie McDonald as Willy Wonka and a golden ticket

Darcy Follin as Dear Zoo

Darcy Follin as Dear Zoo

Elijah McEvoy-Stevenson as The Highway Rat

Elijah McEvoy-Stevenson as The Highway Rat

Four-year-old Arthur Yates as Harry Wormwood from Matilda

Four-year-old Arthur Yates as Harry Wormwood from Matilda

Freddie Bridge as Paddington Bear

Freddie Bridge as Paddington Bear

Hallie Frankie Pearce as the Gruffalo

Hallie Frankie Pearce as the Gruffalo

Jacob Smith as the genie of the lamp from Aladdin

Jacob Smith as the genie of the lamp from Aladdin

Kacen Darcy-Smith as a golden ticket

Kacen Darcy-Smith as a golden ticket

Lucas, Jack and Oliver as The cat in the hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2

Lucas, Jack and Oliver as The cat in the hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2

Nine-year-old Grace Leadbetter as Emmeline Pankhurst

Nine-year-old Grace Leadbetter as Emmeline Pankhurst

Ryan Cahill as Peter Rabbit

Ryan Cahill as Peter Rabbit

Two-year-old Cody Moore as The BFG

Two-year-old Cody Moore as The BFG

Harry, Courtney and Darcy Follin as Funny Bones, The tiger who came to tea and Dear Zoo

Harry, Courtney and Darcy Follin as Funny Bones, The tiger who came to tea and Dear Zoo

Three-month-old Luca from Rainhill as The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Three-month-old Luca from Rainhill as The Very Hungry Caterpillar