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Kids Book Character Costumes
A book character costume dresses your child as someone from a story they know, like Alice or a pirate captain, and we make ours for school reading day, the class play, and Halloween night. Every costume goes through over 30 measurement checks.
Learn more about our kids' book character costumes
Which book character costume to pick
Pick a character from a book your child knows, then check the set includes the detail that gives them away: the bow headband, the red hooded cape, the eye patch, the long nose. Every set here goes on again for the next dress-up day, not just one day a year. Halloween and Christmas each have their own page, Kids Halloween Costumes and Kids Christmas Costumes, and Kids Costume Occasions lists our other dress-up occasions.
Our favourite kids' book character costumes
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A blue dress, a white apron, and a bow headband make up the Girls Traditional Alice in Wonderland Costume. |
Grandma's house is the destination in the Girls Little Red Riding Hood Costume, a dress with an attached checked apron front and a red hooded cape. |
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Keep it simple with the Girls Dorothy Costume: a dress and a headband. |
The Boys Fairytale Puppet Costume brings a hat, a top with an attached bow tie, a vest, pants, gloves, and a nose. |
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Seven pieces come with the Boys Blue Stripe Pirate Costume: striped pants, a white shirt with an attached vest, a red belt, an eye patch, a toy sword, a hat, and boot covers. |
Sizes, what's in the box, and care
We size every costume by age rather than your child's usual clothing size, and the range differs from one costume to the next, so check the size selector on each product page before you order. Fabric pieces take a cold hand wash and an air dry.
Frequently asked questions
What size book character costume should I buy?
Go by age, not everyday clothing size, and check the size selector on each product page for the sizes on offer. Size up if your child runs tall for their age.
What comes in a kids' book character costume?
Each set here pairs the outfit with the piece that makes the character, like the eye patch and toy sword with the pirate or the bow headband with Alice. No pack on this page lists shoes.
Is this a book character or a movie character costume?
These are our own designs of classic storybook characters, not costumes from any one film or studio.
Can my child wear one of these for a school book character day?
Yes. Check your school's note on props first: a toy sword is sometimes asked to stay home that day.
Are these World Book Day costumes?
They work for it. UNESCO's World Book Day falls on 23 April and the UK and Ireland hold theirs in March; every costume here suits either date, plus any school book character day and Halloween.
