Photograph: Donna Ferguson Flora Ferguson, pictured in feline-form with dog Rosie: ‘She didn’t like it, because I was a cat! Not many children's books create a universe in which the characters inhabit, but Gray has achieved it. Armed with just four essential items – a professional face-paint kit, safety pins, a stash of coloured card and ribbons – I can throw together a World Book Day outfit in minutes, using the clothes in my daughter’s wardrobe.

Flora’s verdict: “I liked dressing up as a cat, because I could hiss at my dog, Rosie – and she didn’t like it, because I was a cat! FARMER CLEGG'S NIGHT OUT RICH WITCH POOR WITCH THE PARENT AGENCY THE PERSON CONTROLLER ANIMALCOLM MAGIC INK ALIENS STINK!A little girl imagines her busy Daddy as all sorts of animals during their packed day in a playful, warm story about a single father and his daughter. In this video I'll show you how to draw the little Mouse from 'The Lion Inside'written by Rachel Bright. The next hilarious rhyming picture book from award-winning Kes Gray and Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Jim Field, creators of the bestselling Oi Frog! Flora’s verdict: “I enjoyed having my face paint done and hunting around the house getting all of my white clothes together. After that you are free to continue to the next picture or to share your progress on social media if you’d like.

It’s still going strong and has helped me to transform Flora into a wide variety of non-human characters on World Book Day – including, memorably, a cute little Hungry Caterpillar. Here are five options using things most of us will already have in the house, and a good daytime activity that will cheer up those still remote-learning in the UK.was Jim's first picture book, and his vibrant, energetic style and witty detail delighted children and adults alike. Flora’s verdict: “I enjoyed making and decorating the crown, and I liked dressing up with all of my jewellery the way a queen would.

It’s World Book Day in the UK and Ireland today, one many parents approach each year with a stomach-clenching sense of dread. Children (and adults) will love the increasingly silly seating arrangements, and the ending will have everyone laughing.Sometimes they are obscured by other objects in the frame, while at other times they are hiding in plain sight camouflaging themselves into the environment. Cat has to come up with a different name to rhyme something with, and dog has some great suggestions. Helps to have: Jewel and star stickers for the crown, plus the two key weapons in every disorganised parent’s World Book Day arsenal: coloured card paper in a wide variety of colours and safety pins. won the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award and was shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and the British Book Awards in 2016, amongst others.