Female book lovers, teachers and librarians: get the best literary book character costumes for women here for Halloween, Book Week, and beyond.
I focused on curating ladies’ costumes for literary characters that are the most popular in the fictional book world. They are mostly female characters, as well as a few that I think can be worn by a male or female.
I also focused on female costumes that are more modest in appearance since they are generally meant for women to wear around children.
Most of these iconic costumes are from Amazon for quick and easy purchase, but I also linked to some of my easy DIY ideas for women’s book character costumes, in case you prefer to “do it yourself.”
The Best Book Character Adult Costumes (for Women)
Below are all the best book character adult costumes for Halloween, book week, and beyond.
Anne of Green Gables
This pioneer outfit is a good start to get the look of Anne of Green Gables. You’ll likely also want to swap the bonnet for a straw hat, wear two braids, and draw freckles on your face.
Related Post: Anne of Green Gables Costume Ideas
Hermione Granger
However, if you want a more feminine Harry Potter hero, Hermione is your gal.
Related Post: DIY Hermione Granger Costume Ideas
Holly Golightly
This classic fancy dress from the novel/movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s would work best to dress up as a glamorous icon at an all-adult and/ or black tie event.
Related Posts: Holly Golightly Sleep Mask Costume Ideas and DIY Holly Golightly Black Dress Costume Ideas
Madeline
While Madeline is a children’s storybook character, I truly believe this outfit is identifiable (and cute!) enough to be worn in any Halloween context.
Related Post: DIY Madeline Costume Ideas
Nancy Drew
I love the idea of a Nancy Drew costume because her style is actually really good! I absolutely love her preppy/classic vibe.
Related Post: DIY Nancy Drew DIY Costume Ideas
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is another classic costume that I truly believe can be worn by a man or woman. Of course, you can also dress up as the fairy Tinkerbell from this book if you are ok with a costume that’s a bit less modest.
More Literary Character Halloween Costumes
If you loved the above costume ideas, you will love these DIY costumes for women:
- American Girl: Molly McIntire
- American Girl: Kirsten Larson
- American Girl: Samantha Parkington
- Eloise at the Plaza
- Pippi Longstocking
- Fern from Charlotte’s Web
- Olivia the Pig
- Coraline Jones
- Junie B. Jones
Those are the best book character adult costumes for women, teachers, and librarians. Happy bookish Halloween!!
Here’s a costume idea! When I was a kid, for Halloween, me and my sister dressed up as two strong, cunning spiders and our friend dressed up as a fly we had caught. He let us wrap white string around him. It was fun pretending to be strong girl spiders that had caught him in our web. We kept singing Itsy Bitsy Spider and tickling him. It was so fun! He had fun pretending to be caught by two cunning girl spiders!🕷🕸🪰