It's nearly time for World Book Day - Send us pictures of your kids dressed as their favourite character!

World Book Day is an international, annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading. World Book Day is celebrated in over 100 countries all over the world and involves activities and events organised by children's groups, nurseries and schools to encourage children's reading.

World Book Day in the Manchester Evening News is proudly sponsored by Focus Lane Book Company

The event takes place on the first Thursday of March every year. So for 2022, it falls on Thursday, 3 March - not long to go, so you need to get your thinking caps on!

The day celebrates the joy of books and reading and what better way to do so than for the kids to get dressed up as their favourite character and share their great costumes with The M.E.N using the form below.

Your photos will be printed in our World Book Day photo special in The Manchester Evening News on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

If you can't see the form above CLICK HERE

My name is Sandra Smith, maths teacher of almost three decades. Also founder of Focus Lane Books. My wealth of experience and passion has led me to create a set of motivational exercise books for children aged 8 to 16.

I pictured all my learners and wrote kind words of encouragement for them.

So What's different about Focus Lane exercise books? They're not your traditional plain exercise books.

My books help students to create and organise their daily written work, with a content page at the start of each subject book. They can record key topics as they study; for help with homework, class work or revision. They can refer to the page number, just like a personal exercise book. They're colourful throughout. Filled with encouraging motivational quotes that promotes a healthy mindset to buy into their