Staff at a pediatric ward in Southampton have gone out of their way to make World Book Day special for patients.

The staff at the paediatric cardiac unit, the E1 Ocean Ward, brought the world of fiction alive by dressing as characters from the Little Miss books.

Ocean Ward care for congenital cardiac patients at Southampton Children’s Hospital, providing specialist care for young patients and their families.

A University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust spokesperson said: "Our paediatric cardiac unit got into the world book day spirit, bringing the ‘Little Miss’ characters to life.

"We’re not sure how they decided who was who, but they certainly made a brilliant cast."

Staffed dressed as characters such as Little Miss Bossy, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Chatterbox and many more.