... to be shocked that DS' reception class were asked to dress up today as a character from a childrens' book and 2 boys turned up as.....

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

.... the Kray Brothers??

Now correct me if I am wrong, but these are NOT characters from a childrens book.
All the other kids were dressed up as pirates from Treasure Island and disney princesses etc etc.

They came complete with handguns.

I am probably going to be told I am being stupid and DS had no idea who they were dressed up as so I guess it does not matter, but I was edand thought it was wrong.

Was it?

[usualsuspect]

sorry but that made me

[BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny]

I know this is wrong but......ROFL!!! What were the parents thinking!!!YANBU.

[paisleyleaf]

My DD's in reception, so this bookday stuff is new to me.
It's been quite an eye opener.
Disney's 'Cars', Supermario. I'm sure there are books floating around as spinoffs from some of these films/true stories/games etc. But it's not the point is it?

[cakeywakey]

What children's books are those kids reading? The big book of East End crims? PMSL

[Dollytwat]

that's funny - I've been trying to get my DS2 to decide what he's going to wear next week and I can honestly say THAT never occured to me!

[choosyfloosy]

what???????????

oh good grief

i guess that's not what the original organisers of WBD had in mind

sorry but slight

[Mumcentreplus]

Wah???....I mean at least stick to the brief..they could have come as bugsy Malone and his gangster mate..lol

[BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny]

or James Bond.

[overmydeadbody]

lol It tells you a lot about the parents tbh.

[Vallhala]

Sounds to me like the parents were peed off with Book Day for whatever reason and did it to take the rise.

Odd way to make a point though!

[bernadetteoflourdes]

Now you are avin a larf arentcha Reggie

[overmydeadbody]

paisley that's 4 and 5 yr olds for you. Once they have it in their minds that they want to dress up as a character that isn't from a book it's kinda hard to force them into something more bookish. My DS went as luce skywalker one year and said "I bet I could find a book of Star Wars somewhere" as his excuse.

[Dollytwat]

I wonder who the children thought they were?

Can you imnagine the conversation?

'but I want to go as Bob the Builder mummy'

'that's not a book darling, I know you can go as the Kray twins'

'who are they mummy?'

'Well, let me tell you a little bedtime story'

[wastwinsetandpearls]

Do you live in the east end?

[Mumcentreplus]

weeel..technically The Krays have a bio..so thats a book ..perhaps they are East-End gangster type parents and its the bed-time book ..are you havin a bubble?

[Mumcentreplus]

Once upon a time there was 2 bruvvers..

[BelleDeChocolateFluffyBunny]

You can actually buy star wars books though overmydeadbody, ds has one. There's loads of them, all spin offs from the movies.

I wonder who they will dress up as next year? Hannibal lecter? Jack the Ripper?

[cakeywakey]

MumCentreplus they'd be having a giraffe, a bubble is a Greek (bubble and squeak)

[Mumcentreplus]

hahah..not where I come from..cakey

[cakeywakey]

Are you in Greece then?

My PIL live very near to the cemetery where the Kray family are buried. We've even seen people picnicing near the graves when we take the graveyard shortcut into town.

[Mumcentreplus]

I wish! ...means taking the piss..but I'm sure you are correct in the traditional terms.. ahem

[cakeywakey]

I am a bit of a traditional Laandan gel

[SirBoobAlot]

PMSL