CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK®
2024 Theme: Reading is Magic
Dates: Saturday, 17 August to Friday, 23 August 2024
Artist: Jess Racklyeft
Join the conversation and share the joy: #CBCA2024 #ReadingIsMagic
Dates: Saturday, 17 August to Friday, 23 August 2024
Artist: Jess Racklyeft
Join the conversation and share the joy: #CBCA2024 #ReadingIsMagic
With our 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.
Resources
The CBCA has made available a number of resources to assist in promoting your Children's Book Week® events and activities, including web and email banners, plus social media images.
You can find these on the Children's Book Week Resources page.
You can find these on the Children's Book Week Resources page.
Events
CBCA Children's Book Week® events include the following:
MYOSB AWARDS PRESENTATION
An event acknowledging the winners of the Make Your Own Story Book competition is held in October.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROGRAM
Metropolitan and Regional libraries in WA conduct a number of events during Children's Book Week® including author and illustrator visits and workshops, storytelling and theatre. These events are promoted to local schools and to the wider community. Grants to assist with running these events are available from the WA Branch of the Children’s Book Council in association with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Healthway Go for 2&5.
CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK® EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 2023
Libraries wishing to apply for funding for Book Week activities should complete and submit this form by Friday 10 March 2023. Prior to completing an expression of interest it is essential that you read the Funding Application Guidelines which can be found here.
SCHOOL EVENTS
Many schools organise events and programs to promote reading using the CBCA merchandise and the WA Branch Book Week Ideas and Activities.
BOOK WEEK OPENING AND DINNER
The annual Children's Book Week Dinner is held on the Friday immediately preceding Book Week to celebrate the announcement of the winners in the Children's Book Of the Year Awards and to open Children's Book Week® in Western Australia.
MYOSB AWARDS PRESENTATION
An event acknowledging the winners of the Make Your Own Story Book competition is held in October.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROGRAM
Metropolitan and Regional libraries in WA conduct a number of events during Children's Book Week® including author and illustrator visits and workshops, storytelling and theatre. These events are promoted to local schools and to the wider community. Grants to assist with running these events are available from the WA Branch of the Children’s Book Council in association with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Healthway Go for 2&5.
CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK® EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 2023
Libraries wishing to apply for funding for Book Week activities should complete and submit this form by Friday 10 March 2023. Prior to completing an expression of interest it is essential that you read the Funding Application Guidelines which can be found here.
SCHOOL EVENTS
Many schools organise events and programs to promote reading using the CBCA merchandise and the WA Branch Book Week Ideas and Activities.
BOOK WEEK OPENING AND DINNER
The annual Children's Book Week Dinner is held on the Friday immediately preceding Book Week to celebrate the announcement of the winners in the Children's Book Of the Year Awards and to open Children's Book Week® in Western Australia.
Ideas and Activities
See our Ideas and Activities page for Children's Book Week® inspiration.
Major Sponsors of Children's Book Week® in Western Australia
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