Book Character Costumes
Halloween is the perfect time to dress up as your favorite book character. Whether you want to be a classic like Harry Potter or something more unique like the Cat in the Hat, there are plenty of costume ideas out there.
Thesaurus Costume (Dinosaur Pun)
A thesaurus costume is a green dinosaur onesie pinned with index cards of synonym pairs like big/huge and fast/quick, plus a Roget's Thesaurus to carry. A thesaurus is a dinosaur that is also a word book.
Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter) Costume
Neville Longbottom's costume is a white dress shirt, maroon-and-gold Gryffindor tie, black v-neck jumper, and black robe with the Gryffindor crest, finished off with round glasses and his pet toad Trevor.
Alice in Wonderland Costume: Blue Dress and Apron (Disney Alice)
The classic Alice in Wonderland costume from Disney's 1951 film is a cornflower-blue puff-sleeve dress with a blue collar and white apron, white tights, black Mary Jane shoes, a long blonde wig and a black bow headband. Includes the dress, an adult Alice costume and a 2010 blue gown look.
Odysseus (The Odyssey) Costume
An Odysseus costume is a blackened Corinthian helmet with a red crest, dark sleeveless armor, baggy charcoal trousers tucked into greaves, a short sword on a brown leather belt, and a brown cape thrown over one shoulder.
Golden Ticket Costume
Golden Ticket’s costume is a metallic gold dress, gold shoes with heels, a gold crystal goddess headband, and a giant metallic gold ticket.
Princess Ozma Costume
Princess Ozma’s costume is a white flowy dress, and an Oz-themed tiara with red flowers on the side. She also holds a golden Oz-themed scepter.
Red Robot Costume from Letterland
Red Robot’s costume is a red top, red pants, grey roller skates, grey gloves, and a robot helmet made from EVA foam.
Pete the Cat's Costume
Pete the Cat's look features a yellow sweater with groovy buttons, blue arm sleeves, pants, cat ears, tail,and comfy blue slippers.
The Fox and the Hound Costume
The Fox and Hound’s costume is an orange long-sleeved shirt, orange pants, and orange fox ears for the Fox, and a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and floppy brown dog ears for the Hound.
Casper and Wendy Costume
Casper and Wendy’s costume is a white shirt, white pants, and a white sheet for Casper and a red hooded onesie for Wendy.
Nimona Costume
Start Nimona's costume with an orange wig. Then, get a scaley or sequined top and shorts layered with a burgundy thank top and mini skirt. Complete the costume with boots and arm warmers.
Corduroy the Bear Costume
Corduroy the Bear’s costume features a bear onesie with green overalls and a missing button.
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs Costume
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’s costumes are a special princess dress with a fluffy light blue short-sleeved blue vest attached to a ballooning yellow long skirt, a red cape, slip-on black leather shoes, and a black curly hair with a red bow headband for Snow White; and colored shirts with a printed belt and giant buttons, compression legging pants, medieval brown laced-up boot shoes, and dwarf beards, ears, and hats for the Seven Dwarfs.
Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) Costume
Tiny Tim’s costume is a short-sleeved white crew neck shirt, chino dress pants, brown leather shoes, a brown peasant vest, a knitted khaki sweater, a dark gray newsboy hat, and a vintage red scarf.
Talking Tess Costume from Letterland
Talking Tess wears a yellow turtleneck with trousers styled with earrings and a waist chain. She has a large “t” in front of her outfit.
Wings of Fire Costume
The Wings of Fire dragon costume can be recreated wby wear fish scale outfits with wings and a mask.
Powerful Oz (The Wizard of Oz) Costume
Powerful Oz’s costume is a long-sleeved white button-down shirt, a two-piece black suit consisting of a vest and pants, black leather shoes, a classic mid-length black top coat, a black casino bow tie, and a black top hat.
Michael Darling (Peter Pan) Costume
Michael Darling’s costume is a soft pink fleece onesie, indoor and outdoor pink slipper shoes, and a Native American headband with feathers.
Fred and George Weasly Costume
Fred and George’s costume is a short-sleeved white button-down shirt, black pants, black leather work shoes, a red and gold Gryffindor tie, and a wool knit V-neck black long-sleeve sweater.
The Three Little Pigs Costume
The Three Little Pigs costume feature a plaid shirt under a vest and paired with plaid pants. Then add a pig’s snout, ears, and tail to the costume.
Quasimodo Hunchback of Notre Dame Costume
Quasimodo’s costume is an oversized half-sleeve green hippie shirt over his hunched back, stretch brown pants, medieval boots, and short red hair above his ugly face.
The BFG & Sophie's Costume
BFG’s costume is a long-sleeved white popover shirt, green pants, brown chukka boots, a distressed vintage brown belt, a brown leather vest, and an oversized ears headband. Sophie wears a pale-colored nightgown and a pair of eyeglasses.
Esmeralda Costume
Esmeralda wears a white medieval shirt with green corset belt, a long purple skirt with a purple belly dancing belt over it, a magenta headband, golden bracelets, golden ear hoops, a golden ankle chain, and black sandals.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Costume
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’s costume is a casual short brown summer dress and brown leggings with colorful lowercase and uppercase letters attached to them, brown boots, and a tree headband.
Cheshire Cat Costume
Cheshire Cat’s costume is a pink and purple tutu dress, purple-pink stripe knee socks, purple-pink stripes arm warmers, a purple-pink stripes cat ears headband and tail, black Mary Jane shoes, and a Cheshire Cat face mask.
White Witch (Narnia) Costume
White Witch’s costume is a medieval white overdress gown, T-strap silver glitter heel shoes, an icicle crystal tiara, and a white witch cloak.
Tauriel (The Hobbit) Costume
Tauriel’s costume is a long-sleeved hooded green dress, olive green leggings, leather dancing boots, a steel-boned medieval corset, and medieval leather bracers.
Mayor Augustus MayWho of Whoville Costume
Mayor Augustus MayWho from Whoville’s costume is a long-sleeved white button-down shirt, a modern-fit blue suit, a peach vest, black oxford leather shoes, a red sash, a gold bow tie, and a red king’s robe.
Pinkalicious Pinkerton Costume
Pinkalicious Pinkerton wears a pink top and a pink skirt (a pink dress will also do). She has pink shoes, a crown, and a little wand.
Annabeth Chase's Costume from Percy Jackson
Annabeth wears an orange printed shirt, denim shorts, and sneakers. She carries a dagger. Her hair color is blonde.
Madeline's Costume
Madeline wears a blue school uniform with a yellow hat. She also wears a pair of white socks and black shoes.
Maze Runner's Costume
Thomas wears a grey sweatshirt, fingerless gloves, pants, and combat boots. His iconic harness is also worn on his chest.
Augustus Gloop's (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) Costume
Augustus Gloop wears a striped shirt and denim pants. He wears a pair of black socks and sneakers, too.
Dobby's (Harry Potter) Costume
Dobby wears a sack cloth. He has elf ears, too. Carry a sock to complete the look.
Howl & Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle) Costume
Howl and Sophie’s costume is a long-sleeved special casual top, black Victorian trousers, black loafer dress shoes, and a diamond-patterned cloak for Howl; and a long-sleeved pastel green maid dress, white Victorian bloomers, gray leggings, brown ankle boots, and a hat with red trim for Sophie.
Piggie and Gerald Costume
Piggie and Gerald’s costume is a long-sleeved pink T-shirt top, dark pink leggings, pink sneakers, a pig ears headband, a pig nose, a pink bow tie, and a pig tail for Piggie; and a long-sleeved gray T-shirt top, dark gray sweatpants, gray sneakers, an elephant ears headband, an elephant trunk, a gray bow tie, and an elephant tail for Gerald.
Fleur Delacour's Costume from Harry Potter
Fleur Delacour wears a blue school uniform with a cape, black stockings, and shoes. She also has blonde hair which she styles with a hat.
Amelia Bedalia's Costume
Amelia wears a black dress, a white apron, and a black colonial-style bonnet hat.
The Lorax's Costume
The Lorax's costume can be made with an orange onesie and a set of yellow eyebrows and mustache.
Jack and Jill Costume
Jack and Jill’s costumes are a short-sleeved button down shirt, casual long shorts, mid-calf socks, oxford shoes, and suspenders for Jack, and an elbow sleeve shirt, denim jumper shorts, knee high socks, and white sneakers for Jill.