Book Week 2019 is almost upon us and yes, that means organising a costume for your child/children.

Running from August 17-23, it’s time to get a Book Week 2019 costume sorted because you’ll need to allow enough time for glue to dry and highly flammable children’s costumes to arrive in the post.

The perfect Book Week costume has to be a few things: not a dud, age appropriate, obvious enough people will recognise it and not too much of a time suck. Oh, and it’d be great if it didn’t cost more than a family day at the movies.

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Thankfully, this year’s theme is on your side. The Book Week 2019 theme is: Reading is My Secret Power. This istruly excellentnews for you because… superhero costumes.

If you’re time-strapped and would rather be doing anything else than protecting your child’s social standing by ensuring their Book Week costume is not lame, we’ve sorted 19 Book Week costume ideas to suit the 2019 theme.

P.S. It’s 2019 and boy/girl costumes are a thing of the past! Don’t be worried about a character’s gender, your kids can go as whomever they want.

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Book Week 2019 costumes and ideas.

1. Harry Potter.

Draw a lightning bolt on your kid’s forehead, chuck on some glasses and find a decent looking stick for a wand, and you’ve got Harry Potter. Some school uniforms already resemble the Hogwarts getup, or you can find a million Harry Potter costumes online.

Dobby is even easier because it’s literally… a sheet.

2. Captain Underpants.

The goods for this costume are likely already in someone’s wardrobe at home.

Leggings, a big ole pair of undies, a white top if it’s chilly, and something red or blue that could be tied up to look like a cape. You could also buy a generic cape that will work for many Book Week costumes to come.

3. Wonder Woman.

Gal Gadot has made Wonder Woman cool in recent years. Probably best to Google ‘Wonder Woman costumes’ for this one, or go for red and blue thermals.

4. Bruce Bogtrotter in Matilda.