Nursery workers dressed as aliens join tiny Peter Rabbits on World Book Day

The tiger who came to tea ended up at nursery with aliens and tiny Peter Rabbits, when children across the country dressed up as their favourite book characters on World Book Day (3 March).

Nursery kids enjoy Peter Rabbit book together at Warberry Academy in Torbay. Credit: Warberry Academy

Parents breathed a sigh of relief knowing they’d got through possible tantrums and tears as their child’s costume cut the mustard on World Book Day.

Based on Judith Kerr’s children’s book ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’, a little boy arrived at 22 Street Lane Nursery in Leeds wearing a stripy tiger suit.

He was accompanied by a child dressed as 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', based on Eric Carle’s picture book character.

Where's Wally? character found alongside Catwoman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Credit: Bonny Downs Nursery

22 Street Lane Nursery tweeted (@22StreetLane) ‘The children have loved coming to nursery as characters from their favourite books for #WorldBookDay.

‘We spent lots of time reading through their most treasured stories and we loved looking through all the illustrations together.’

World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23 April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is marked in over 100 countries around the world. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place 25 years ago.

Two little bunnies were seen celebrating World Book Day by enjoying a Peter Rabbit book together at Warberry Academy in Torbay.

The Tiger Who Came To Tea is joined by The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Credit: 22 Street Lane Nursery

While still encouraging children to bring in their favourite book, Ninelands Primary School in Leeds decided to give parents a break by boldly announcing they could ditch children’s costumes this year.

Ninelands Primary School tweeted: “No extra work by parents making costumes, children selecting their favourite book and taking it into school to read

“For the nursery level the teacher read their favourite story to them, lovely to hear how successful it was for them”.

Many children arrived at nursery wearing capes to mimic their favourite comic superheroes and early years staff at Bonny Downs Nursery in London delighted children by transforming themselves into Catwoman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

A red and white-striped work colleague, however, may have beaten them to the prize of best dressed adult, when she arrived looking like the ‘Where’s Wally?’ character.

Staff at this nursery let children know 'The Aliens Are Coming!' Credit: Cullercoats Primary School nursery

At Cullercoats Primary School’s nursery, early years staff dressed up as aliens in homage to Colin McNaughton’s book ‘The Aliens Are Coming!’

The nursery tweeted (@CPS Nursery): “Hopefully the aliens have gone now and the nursery team will be back this morning!

'We had a great World Book Day and did lots of activities based on our book 'The aliens are coming!'

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