Emily Bearn wrote in The Daily Telegraph, "it is a simple and touching story of children overcoming adversity with make-believe".

As we gear up to celebrate your kids' favourite stories on World Book Day, browse our mega list of book-inspired costume ideas, from old classics to new faves.An animal hoodie, a piece of cardboard and some paint is pretty much all you need to make this Dear Zoo costume. After meeting a naive doctor and s a scary-looking porter, he ends up on the children's ward with a collection of long-term residents, some in plaster, some very ill. The midnight gang will be on my children nightstand for Avery long time because and that's what make it a great children book.

When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself on the miserable children's ward of St Hugo's Hospital. Must people "shy away" from Porter due to his facial features, but a more loving soul one could not find at the hospital, especially the Midnight Gang. However, you can make a much simpler version using silver-painted cardboard, foil or silver clothes. If your little girl loves dressing up as a Princess with a bit of punch, then have a look at our guide for making a Rapunzel costume for World Book Day.

Walliamsia on rasittavuuteen asti verrattu Roald Dahliin, ja onhan heidän tuotannossaan jotakin yhteneväisyyksiä. The Midnight Gang tells an extraordinarily heartwarming and, of course, funny story of five children on a hospital ward - and on a quest for adventure! Humour and laughs aplenty but as with all David Walliams books there are positive themes within the book that are easily accessible to children.