It’s that strange time of year in Australia when anxious primary school children pester their parents (or are pestered by their parents) about the often very tenuously book-related costume they should wear to school.

Should it be something lovingly homemade, but possibly also incredibly lame? Or something bought from the shop that displays a lack of parental effort but offers a more polished impression at the school gate? In recent years we have learned that both Hitler and blackface are poor options, but that still leaves the field wide open.

Popular choices this year have included the evergreen Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, classic superheroes and characters from the well-known book series Star Wars. Older readers may also be unsure which books are referred to by Anubis, ancient Egyptian god of the dead or alpacas with maracas.

Have you made a Book Week decision you regret this year? Or did you triumphantly come through at the last minute with a costume that delighted your child and their classmates equally? Please tell us in the comments below.