It’s World Book Week 2024, and I know a lot of you are dressing up as my detectives! It’s very easy to do – really, all you need to do is spruce up your usual school uniform with a tie, a hat, a crest or badge, a notebook and a magnifying glass.
If you want a detailed run-down of what my detectives are wearing in the MMU books, here’s a post I made in 2020 that should help you out.
And if you want to know what my detectives wear in the Ministry books, the good news is that we’ve got some lovely illustrations of them by Jan Bielecki on the covers of the books.
May and Nuala might be in their Deepdean uniforms, of course, and Eric in his Weston uniform. If they’re on a case, Nuala would wear something quite quirky – a brightly coloured dress that doesn’t quite fit her and a waistcoat, or a frilly blouse and a long skirt – and she’d of course have her glasses. May would wear a simple aertex shirt (like the ones you wear for PE) and a pullover, and she’d prefer to wear shorts rather than a skirt. Eric would also wear the shirt/woolly pullover/shorts or trousers combo, and he’d be carrying some kind of animal companion!
And that’s all there is to it! Good luck, Detectives – remember, anyone can be part of the Detective Society, and anyone can dress as any member of the Detective Society they want (as long as they do it respectfully). Have fun and enjoy World Book Day!
