Picture special: World Book Day 2019 at Hackney primary schools

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Green House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Schoolchildren across the borough came in dressed as their favourite heroes and villains, fiction and non-fiction characters, humans, animals, and just about everything else that’s ever appeared on the printed page.

Scroll down to see what Siorna captured as she visited Benthal, Betty Layward, Betty Layward and Sir Thomas Abney primary schools.

They are appearing in our special World Book Day supplement which is out in the shops today.

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Green House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Green House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Green House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Green House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Years 3,4,5 and 6 making boats (Image: @siornaphotography)

St Thomas Abney Primary School (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Years 3,4,5 and 6 making boats (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Year 3,4,5 and 6 Yellow House makng Gruffalo masks (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Year 3,4,5 and 6 Yellow House makng Gruffalo masks (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Year 3,4,5 and 6 Blue House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Green House (Image: @siornaphotography)

Baden Powell Earlier and Infant Year 3,4,5 and 6 Blue House (Image: @siornaphotography)

St Thomas Abney Primary School (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)

Bethnal Primary School (Image: @siornaphotography)

Betty Layward Primary (Image: @siornaphotography)