There was a mystery to be solved, when West Lynn Primary celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 5 March.

Following the success of previous years, the children again rose to the challenge of the ‘Masked Reader’, which tasked them with uncovering the identity of a series of disguised readers.

“The Masked Reader is widely loved by the children and staff,” said Chloe Cousins, English Lead at our school, which is a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.

“Each year, I record members of staff as an emoji reading an extract from a book. The children then have to guess who the member of staff is. This is made slightly trickier by me altering their voices!”

All ages took part in the competition, with the readers’ identities revealed in a whole-school World Book Day assembly – and there was also the opportunity to dress up for the occasion.

“All children were encouraged to dress as their favourite book or character, and staff decided to dress up as crayons this year, from the story The Day the Crayons Quit,” continued Mrs Cousins.

“World Book Day is important as it gives the children the opportunity to share their favourite books to read, encourages children to try different genres, and enhances book talk within the school,” she added.

“On the day, there is a huge level of excitement around books and reading for pleasure across the whole school.

“It is a great way to celebrate the wide variety of books on offer, and introduce children to new authors or series which they may not have come across before.”