Celebrate CBCA Book Week 19 - 25th August 2023

Since 1945, CBCA has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. This year, it runs from 19 - 25th August 2023.

The theme for this year is Read, Grow, Inspire.

Each year, across Australia, the CBCA brings children and books together to celebrate CBCA Book Week. Throughout the year, the CBCA works with authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers and other organisations in the children’s book world to bring words, images and stories into the hearts and minds of children and adults.

To celebrate CBCA Book Week, experiences include:

• Children dress up in their favourite story characters.
• Create a quirky bookmark.
• Encouraging children to write their stories.
• Look at the Early Childhood Book Of The Year entries, online storytelling of each book is available on Youtube.
• Provide information to parents on the importance of reading to children.
• Create a room display on the theme Read, Grow, Inspire
• Start a Take Home Book Program For Preschoolers

Further Reading

Take Home Book Program For Preschoolers - Reading books supports children to become emergent readers, it teaches sharing and involvement and develops early literacy skills. The Take Home Book Program guides families in building, confident and fluent readers and builds positive relationships between home and preschool.

Importance Of Reading To Children - The following provides information on the importance of reading to children. 

Phonics - An Essential Foundation For Early Reading - A new scientific study that aims to end the so-called reading wars has found that phonics is an essential foundation in the early stages of learning to read.

Developing and Enhancing Literacy in Children - Literacy skills cover the ability to read and write words, sentences and language. The following provides information on strategies for enhancing literacy in children. 

For more information, please read the following: CBCA Book Week