BOOK week across Port Stephens was a wonderful success, with schools and preschools participating with creative gusto.
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The theme this year was ‘escape to everywhere’, encouraging children to lose themselves in the love of reading,
immersing themselves in the characters and storylines, escaping to far away places.
Book Week is a nationwide initiative of the Children’s Book Council of Australia and brings children and books together to celebrate a love of literature.
Across Port Stephens this week schools, preschools, libraries, booksellers, authors and illustrators came together for Book Week activities.
There were parades galore, book signings with local authors, reading time sessions and ‘rug and read’ events at local schools encouraging families and community members to sit with children over morning tea in the school yard and read together.
Medowie grandparent Alicia Madden, told News Of The Area, “It was lovely attending the book week parade this year, and watching children be excited about books.”
“It was special watching the children truly take on their characters, and proudly telling their friends and teachers all about their book, and why they chose it.”
“Literature is to be loved by all, and book week ensure that love will always be encouraged,” she said.
Another special aspect to book week is the announcement of the Children’s Book Council of Australia National award winners, as it gives a wonderful list of books for families to look up for their children to increase their love of learning.
Families are encouraged to seek out some new books to read by having a browse through this winners, via the Children’s Book Council website on https://cbca.org.au/.
By Rachael VAUGHAN and Heather SHARP
Ahmani Jedniuk of Medowie Christian School as Sophie from The BFG.(right)
Starr Petterson from Medowie PS dressed as Pharaoh’s Daughter who found Moses in the basket in the banks of the river.(right)
Lucy as Alice in Wonderland when she grows too big for the house.(right)
Sophia Reddon from Wirreanda Public School, dressed as Thelma the Unicorn.(right)
Michael Kilday aka the Saucepan man ready for the book parade.(right)
Leah Moffat dressed as a witch.(right)
Madeline Morrissey.(right)
Zoe Lyon went to Wirreanda’s book week parade as Belle from Beauty and the Beast.(right)
A Wirreanda teacher dressed as Donkey Kong.(right)
Ahmani Anjah Angelina and Archer Jedniuk as Sophie from The BFG , Belle from Beauty and The Beast Daughter of Cheshire Cat and Clark Kent.(right)
Even the teachers got involved, Ms Wilson dressed as a gnome at Wirreanda Public School.(right)