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Frustrated parents have hit out at World Book Day, calling it a "competition for rich kids".
Children across Britain are dressing up as their favourite book characters today (Thursday). But some parents have warned the original spirit has been lost - with costumes becoming an arms race.
Many schools have asked children to just attend in sleepwear this year to keep costs and competition down. Costumes can be expensive, some parents say.
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Annemarie Davies, a 48-year-old a mum-of-one from Pembroke, Wales, says she was tired of seeing parents sending their kids to school in costumes worth over £100.
The content creator said: "It's become a competition for rich kids - whereas for me, it's always been about reading the book and children getting into literature. It's just got to the point where parents outdo each other - it's all about who's buying the most.
"One kid turned up in a £150 Disney Princess dress - how can a low income family compete with that?"
Annemarie began sending her daughter, 11, to school in costumes made from things she already had around the house.
She added: "My daughter's favourite costume is The Twits - it was an easy costume to make with old nighties, scruffing up her hair and drawing eyebrows."
Francesca De Franco, 45, said she felt expected to buy fresh costumes for her three kids every single year - so she started sending them in handmade gear. She also started taking suggestions for how her kids' primary school could celebrate World Book Day - and even asked children's author Michael Rosen for help.
Francesca, a PR consultant from Banstead, Surrey, said: "Children stopped dressing as book characters - we often see lots of superheroes
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