Children in Watford and the surrounding area had a great time dressing up as their favourite characters to celebrate World Book Day – and you can see the costumes some of them wore in school on this page.

Thanks to the efforts of staff at 16 schools in our area, you can enjoy the second of three galleries of children enjoying the annual celebration of reading and books that featured in our 16-page World Book Day Photo Special published with in week’s newspaper.

Scroll through this page to see children from the following schools:

  • Park Street CofE Primary School
  • Parkside Community Primary School, Borehamwood
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Bushey
  • Saffron Green Primary School, Borehamwood
  • St Hilda’s School Bushey

Children from Arnett Hills JMI School, Bushey & Oxhey Infant School, Cassiobury Infant School, Central Primary School and Cherry Tree Primary School featured yesterday. You can enjoy their pictures via this link.

The final selection of schools will be published on this website this afternoon.

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Watford Observer: Park Street CofE Primary SchoolPark Street CofE Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Park Street CofE Primary SchoolPark Street CofE Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Park Street CofE Primary SchoolPark Street CofE Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Park Street CofE Primary SchoolPark Street CofE Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Park Street CofE Primary SchoolPark Street CofE Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Parkside Community School, BorehamwoodParkside Community School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Parkside Community School, BorehamwoodParkside Community School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Parkside Community School, BorehamwoodParkside Community School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Parkside Community School, BorehamwoodParkside Community School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Parkside Community School, BorehamwoodParkside Community School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Saffron Green Primary School, BorehamwoodSaffron Green Primary School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Saffron Green Primary School, BorehamwoodSaffron Green Primary School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: Saffron Green Primary School, BorehamwoodSaffron Green Primary School, Borehamwood (Image: School)

Watford Observer: St Hilda's School, BusheySt Hilda's School, Bushey (Image: School)

Watford Observer: St Hilda's School, BusheySt Hilda's School, Bushey (Image: School)

Watford Observer: St Hilda's School, BusheySt Hilda's School, Bushey (Image: School)

Watford Observer: St Hilda's School, BusheySt Hilda's School, Bushey (Image: School)

Watford Observer: St Hilda's School, BusheySt Hilda's School, Bushey (Image: School)

Watford Observer: St Hilda's School, BusheySt Hilda's School, Bushey (Image: School)