![]() ![]() Hipgnosis went on to design every Pink Floyd album sleeve (except The Wall and Final Cut) including arguably the most iconic album cover of all time 'Dark Side of The Moon'. By chance one of the first covers they create is Pink Floyd's 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and the rest - as they say - is history. Syd, Po and Storm went on to share a flat in London during the hippie Summer of Love in 1967, and by '68 Po and Storm had formed the fledgling art house Hipgnosis (named incidentally by Barrett) - a photo-design company for album sleeves. Syd Barrett was one of those who escaped the police that day and it was he who went on to form Pink Floyd - a piece of serendipity that was to have a profound affect on all of them for the rest of their lives. ![]() ![]() As a result of fate bringing them together, Aubrey ('Po') Powell and Storm Thorgerson become life-long friends and creative partners. The four-year-old from Barnsley thinks the character is funny because he wears saucepans and kettles.In 1964 two young men meet for the first time during a drugs bust at a house in Cambridge and after everyone else runs for the hills to avoid the police they are the only two people left to face the music. His favourite book is The Magic Faraway Tree, which was published in 1943. The Saucepan Man, from Enid Blyton’s series The Faraway Tree has been the inspiration for Isaac Levick’s costume. The Saucepan Man Isaac is The Saucepan Man from The Faraway Tree series (Photo: Glev Levick/Twitter) Aryan Uzzaman loves playing with his Incredible Hulk action figure and dressing up as the Marvel Comics character.ĭad Rashid says Aryan, from London, would prefer to celebrate World Book Day at school today “but he is still glad he gets to dress up and see his friends all dressed up too in their online lessons”. It wouldn’t be World Book Day without a superhero costume. “She just loved Katie Taylor and loved the fact she pretended to be a boy as girls were not allowed to fight in Ireland.” The Hulk Aryan Uzzaman, 9, is happy he got to dress up for World Book Day despite being at home (Photo: Rashid Uzzaman/Twitter) Mum Catherine, from County Derry, says: “Santa brought her this book at Christmas and we read a few pages a night – we have been through the book twice now. Jacqui Hurley’s book highlights the achievements of Irish sportswomen. ![]() Katie Taylor Caitlin Bradley decided to dress up as Katie Taylor (Photo: Catherine Mullan/Twitter)Ĭaitlin Bradley, 7, decided to dress up as Irish professional boxer Katie Taylor after reading about her in Girls Play Too. Mum Tenika says he likes “their witty, relatable topics about school and friendships”. Greg Heffley, the main character from the much loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, is a favourite for World Book Day.Ĭaelan Blake, 9, from London, is a big fan of the book series. This afternoon William is doing some maths with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and this evening Daddy has promised to help them make a den to read their bedtime story in.” Wimpy Kid Caelan, 9, is Greg Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Photo: Tenika Blake) “This morning we went on little walk pretending we were going on a bear hunt, we read The Tiger Who Came To Tea and recreated the tea party for our lunch. “They are some of their favourite bedtime stories to read with Mummy and Daddy,” says mum Samantha. The Coleman brothers, from Doncaster, have chosen their favourite picture books for their World Book Day costumes.įour-year-old William is Max from Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963 by Maurice Sendak, and 18-month-old Finn is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant from David McKee. Where the Wild Things Are and Elmer Brothers William and Finn have celebrated World Book Day at home (Photo: Samantha Coleman/Twitter) “The plan is to celebrate World Book Day again when they’re back at school,” adds David. ![]()
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