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What is Book Week
Each year since 1945 the CBCA has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. During this time schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children's authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians create colourful displays, develop activities, run competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading. You will often see parades with students dressed as their favourite book character.
CBCA BOOK WEEK
Theme 2023
Saturday, 19 August to Friday, 25 August 2023
READ, GROW, INSPIRE
Feature Artist: Matt Ottley
Important dates 2023
Notables: announced the last Tuesday in February at 7pm AEDT
Shortlist: announced the last Tuesday in March at 12 noon AEDT
Winners and Honours: announced the third Friday in August at 12 noon AEST
Read Grow Inspire
Each year, South Australian poet/author Mike Lucas writes a poem to celebrate the upcoming Book Week theme. Here is his poem for 2023,
Read, Grow, Inspire
To see more of Mike's poems visit: http://www.mikelucas.com.au/

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