Nine Sunderland scenes to help mark National Book Lovers Day

9 Echo retro scenes to get you in the mood for National Book Lovers Day

You dressed as Scooby Doo at Usworth Grange, Super Mario at Rickleton Primary and princesses at Grindon Infants.

You did it because you loved reading great books in fancy dress in times gone by.

And here's your chance to re-live it all once more, just in time for National Book Lovers Day.

It will be with us on Wednesday and in the meantime, turn back the pages to these Echo archive scenes.

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