Last week saw book lovers around the globe celebrate Roald Dahl Day, with memories of the author’s stories and characters shared on what would have been his 105th birthday.

The entire month of September has been used by schools all over the world to take part in many different activities celebrating the popular author.

One of the more interactive and entertaining events was the Dahlicious Dress-up Day, where children went to school dressed up as their favourite Roald Dahl character.

All the events are in aid of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, which has provided specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong illnesses for 30 years.

To commemorate the event in today’s News and Star, we look back at schools from the area which have celebrated book days over the years.

On page 24, Pauline Moss, former headteacher of St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School, dresses up as a witch in 2015. And in 2014, St Margaret Mary’s Primary School in Carlisle teacher Kitty Nixon reads to Year 1 pupils Molly Craig, Spencer Thomlinson, Jackson Fell and Daniel Coupland. We also see staff and pupils at Cumwhinton School bring World Book Day to life as they dress up as their favourite literary characters.

On page 25, pupils at Robert Ferguson Primary School in Carlisle dress up for the 2014 World Book Day. Archie Douglas from Austin Friars St Monica’s School in Carlisle does his best Mel Gibson impression in 2009. In 2015, Bruno Mincher-Lapa and Kieran Nixon dress up as a couple of Bugsy Malone gangsters at St Cuthbert’s Catholic Community School in Botcherby and librarian Caroline Lunny reads books to pupils from St Margaret Mary’s School at Carlisle Library in 2006.

Finally we see teacher Dot Patton reading to her class at Yewdale Primary a story in 2010 and four-year-old Ruby Seal arriving with her best friend in her pyjamas at Kinder Park Nursery, Carlisle in 2006 – she’s now 19-years old.

If you see yourself in any of the photographs, please let us know.