World Book Day 2015 – your WBD

March 6, 2015

Investigation time!

In my last post, I talked about my own World Book Day experiences. But while I was out on school visits, lots of you were making amazing contributions to the Wells & Wong cause – and I was so impressed with your efforts that I felt you deserved your own post.

This is the first World Book Day since Murder Most Unladylike was published – but it never occurred to me that some of you might choose to dress as Hazel and Daisy. I still have such a strong sense of them as characters in my head that it’s amazing to remember that they are in yours as well – and it’s been powerfully weird to see them take shape as actual walking, talking human beings.

So, here’s a fantastic gallery of your WBD efforts. Hazel and Daisy are real!

Hazel's costume takes shape - @quetzel99
Hazel’s costume takes shape – Maria James
@SpeakingofBks's daughter draws the Deepdean crest
@SpeakingofBks’s daughter draws the Deepdean crest

 

@speakingofbks's daughter copies the Deepdean crest
@speakingofbks’s daughter copies the Deepdean crest
Martha as Hazel
Martha as Hazel
@cawdelia's daughters: Hester from Mortal Engines and Hazel Wong
@cawdelia’s daughters: Hester from Mortal Engines and Hazel Wong
Debbie Shepherd's daughter as a very haughty Daisy
Debbie Shepherd’s daughter as a very haughty Daisy
Debbie Shepherd's daughter as a very haughty Daisy
More Daisy – perfection!
Jessica Gilmore's daughter and her friend as Hazel and Daisy
Jessica Gilmore’s daughter and her friend as Hazel and Daisy
Daisy in a rather fetching hat
Daisy in a rather fetching hat
Maria James's daughter in action as Hazel Wong
Maria James’s daughter in action as Hazel Wong
And Hazel with her Daisy
And Hazel with her best friend Daisy!
Some detective conversation is clearly going on!
Some detective conversation is clearly going on!
Lucy as Daisy Wells
Lucy as Daisy Wells
@SpeakingofBks's daughters - Pippi Longstocking and Hazel Wong!
@SpeakingofBks’s daughters – Pippi Longstocking and Hazel Wong!
Hazel with her magnifying glass!
Hazel with her magnifying glass!
Investigation time!
Investigation time!

If you’ve got your own WBD pictures, or if you’d like me to change the credit of any of these images, please do get in touch. I am so delighted by all of these images – thank you all!

More posts to explore

There’s a new exhibition coming to Oxford’s Story Museum this summer, and it’s all about young detectives! Created by young curators using a storyline by Sharna Jackson, it’ll feature plenty of your favourite detectives – including Daisy and Hazel!
I am doing two festival events this spring: one in Dublin and one in London. They are: International Literature Festival Dublin, 16th May, 12pm – a talk followed by a signing London Children’s Book Festival, 28th June, 3:30pm – a talk followed by a signing
I’m partnering up with the National Archives for their first ever school event, a free online event on Wednesday March 25th at 1:30pm.
I’m delighted to announce that I have something for schools who’d like a visit from me – I’ll be appearing in a virtual schools event on the 20th March at 1:30pm in partnership with my publisher Puffin.
I’m delighted to say that I’ll be visiting Lincoln in February to talk about my books! I’ll be at the Engine Shed on Saturday 14th February at 3pm – tickets are on sale NOW and include a book with the price of the ticket.
If you missed out on my pre-order campaign with Daunt Books … it’s back for a limited time only! From today until the 3rd of December, you can order a signed and personalised copy of A Stocking Full of Spies from the Daunt Books website.