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Children across the UK have been getting seriously creative for World Book Day

It’s the 20th anniversary of World Book Day – and thousands of children across Britain have headed off to school dressed as their favourite literary characters.

With a little bit of help from their parents, we’ve seen everyday children transforming into the likes of Harry Potter, Horrid Henry and the Cat in the Hat – and their efforts are seriously impressive.

But as is so often the case with World Book Day, we’ve also seen some brilliantly unconventional efforts – we didn’t expect to see one youngster dressed up as Begbie from Trainspotting.

Here’s our round-up of the best efforts.