For one week in August each year, CBCA Children's Book Week celebrates books and Australian children's authors and illustrators. With themed displays in the kids areas of the public library, dress-up competitions, author visits, and much more, Book Week should be marked on your calendar well in advance!
In 2024, CBCA Book Week will be held Saturday 17 August to Friday 23 August 2024.
With the 2024 Children's Book Week theme; Reading is Magic, we're celebrating reading stories and their amazing power to transport minds. We are encouraging kids to be curious about the wonders in our world. It is a positive and affirming message for our young people. The magic of reading also lies in its power of enticement; a good story provokes conversations. Talking about the stories with others connects the reader with other readers. Wrapped around all of this are the "tricks" and skills of our amazing writers and illustrators, as they use all their powers of language and illustration to engage the reader in this world they are building.
Official Feature Artist: Jess Racklyeft
Looking Back at CBCA Book Week 2023
The official dates for CBCA Book Week 2023 were Saturday 19 August to Friday 25 August 2023, with the official theme READ, GROW, INSPIRE. We were honoured to host author/illustrator KELLY CANBY who visited local schools and held a writing workshop at Carnarvon Library!
We also held a Colouring Competition, Costume Competition and Scavenger Hunt Competitions, with winning entries displayed in the library in September and uploaded to the Shire of Carnarvon October 2023 newsletter.
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