Whether you’re getting ready for Halloween or attending a literary-themed event, we’ve got you covered with some easy book character costumes. Not to worry if your skills don’t include movie-quality makeup and sewing — you can assemble most of these costumes from things you already have at home. Take a look at our suggestions and find a book character costume you love below!
Pennywise from IT by Stephen King
Madeline from Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Mrs. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole
Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Arthur Dent from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
A handmaid from A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The cat from Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Katniss from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dorothy, the Wizard, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Harry Potter, Hermione, and Hedwig from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Winnie the Pooh from Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Mary Poppins and Bert from Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Nancy Drew from the Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene
The Old Man and the Sea from The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
War and Peace from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat from Curious George by H. A. Rey and Margaret Rey
Amelia Bedelia from Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Tyler Durden and Marla Singer from Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Rainbow Fish from Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Frodo Baggins from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
