Exmouth primary school celebrates World Book Day

Exeter Road Community Primary School in Exmouth celebrated World Book Day on Thursday (2 March).

The event saw children across the school dressing up as characters from their favourite stories, as well as trips to the library to borrow books and to town to spend their book tokens.

Pupils out to spend book tokens on World Book Day (Exeter Road Community Primary School)

Staff also dressed up, and classes were entertained by a visiting storyteller.

Telling stories on World Book Day (Exeter Road Community Primary School)

Acting Headteacher Marnie England said: "[It was] a really great day sharing our love of reading here at Exeter Road.

Staff costumes (Exeter Road Community Primary School)

"We dressed up as book characters, enjoyed a storyteller who visited our classes, all took a book out from the library and some classes went to town to spend their book tokens."

World Book Day is a yearly event which sees every schoolchild in the UK and Ireland given book tokens to encourage reading for pleasure.