Book Week
by Giva, Media Academy
Hi book lovers! Book week is here and will run from the 19th of August to the 25th of August. In book week students and teachers get to dress up as their favourite book character for the special parade on Thursday the 24th of August at 9:10AM on the basketball courts.
For example, I might dress up as Hermione Granger, who is from the Harry Potter book. Book week is a week is a chance to get to read some new books that have been nominated as the best Australian books for that year. Here is an overview of two of the picture story books featured this year.
Market Day: Written and illustrated by Carrie Gallasch and Hannah Sommoville
This is a story about a girl who is given a coin to spend at the market. She thinks carefully about what to buy. She is tempted by the towering stacks of fruit, spinning rides and glass jars filled with sweets. But it’s a stranger who gives something to her without expecting anything in return, that helps her decide exactly what to do with her coin.
Frank’s Red Hat: Written and illustrated by Sean E Avery
Frank’s Hat is about Frank the penguin who lives in a world that is black and white. Frank is full of ideas, some are good and some… are not so good! But when Frank gets a colourful idea, there will be a few nervous penguins. Will they stop him from sharing it?
So, I hope you will enjoy the book week celebrations and I encourage you to read as many of these wonderful books as you can. We can’t wait to see the book character you come dressed as for Thursday’s parade!