Best Books for Inspirational Costumes

 

Best Books for Inspirational Costumes

Do you know any books that have such unusual character descriptions, they beg for a good cosplay? Sure, Alice in Wonderland and Lord of the Rings come to mind immediately for quirky characters, but how about some less well known titles?

Laini Taylor’s fantasy books come to mind for us. We’re always tempted to dress up as one of these to see how many fellow bookworms will recognize the character.   Here are a few memorable ones:

(Daughter of Smoke & Bone)

Brimstone: demon with a ram’s head, lion haunches, and reptilian eyes who collects teeth to turn into wishes

Karou:  blue haired female Czech art student, a necklace of teeth that can become wishes, hamsa (eye) symbols on palms, “true” and “story” tattooed on each wrist and the ability to travel through doors to far away places.

(Strange the Dreamer)

Sarai : godspawn with cinnamon colored hair, blue skin and a swarm of moths that give her the ability to inhabit people’s dreams and bring them nightmares.

 

Here are some other books and book characters that come to mind:

(Renegades by Marissa Meyer)

Queen Bee/Honey Harper: there are a plethora of quirky superheroes and villains in Renegades, but Queen Bee is sure to start a buzz…

(Seraphina by Rachel Hartman)

Seraphina: a half dragon, half human court musician, who teaches piano to the princess and is drawn into a murder mystery.

(Cinder by Marissa Meyer)

Cinder: a cyborg Cinderella in a futuristic, vaguely Chinese kingdom, with great talent as a mechanic.

(True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex)

J.Lo: an alien Boov mechanic with 8 legs and an appetite for car fresheners and dental floss.  Allergic to cats and hilarious mispronunciation of many English words. Wears bright safety orange and a plastic helmet.

(Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas)

Julian Diaz: A brooding ghost guy in black leather jacket, jeans, and Converse?  Yes, please.

If you prefer a picture book, these also seem like they’d be fun:

Dragons Love Tacos: dragon costume + box full of tacos… (or empty taco wrappers?)

Interrupting Chicken: feel like acting out a character? Your friends may hate you by the end of the night, but…

Are there some other great characters we’re missing?  Let us know in the comments!