Bibliophiles Won't Be Able to Resist These Book Character Costumes

Whether you're a fan of Good Night Moon or Madeline, or your kids want to unleash their inner Very Hungry Caterpillar or represent Pete the Cat, Halloween is the perfect chance to live inside the exciting world of a favorite grade-school book or experience life from the lens of one of your favorite storybook characters. No matter if you're a teacher looking to dress up in a clever group costume with your co-workers or you're the parent of a boy or girl who adores books, there are so many creative ways to bring your favorite characters to life.

From classic children's titles to young adult novels, there's a perfect storybook character costume for every bibliophile out there — and lots of great ideas for costumes that would work for the whole family on Halloween, too. Plus there's good news for those that waited until the last minute to pull together a costume: These storybook costume ideas for toddlers, kids, teens and adults are super easy to pull together — most can be pieced together in DIY fashion using items from your closet and basic materials like empty Amazon boxes.

If you're ready to show up at your next Halloween party, parade or school fair representing the wonderful world of literature with an unbeatable costume, and show off your book smarts at the same time, check out this list of character looks, and get ready to take home the award for "Best Costume" (the Halloween equivalent of a Pulitzer).