Book Week

Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, celebrating its 65th birthday in 2010. All the previous themes can be found here.

The date for Book Week 2010 this year is August 21st - 27th. Next year's information can be found here.

Each year, many schools and public libraries from all over Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians develop activities, offer competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.

The theme in 2010 is... across the story bridge. Merchandise for this theme can be found here.

Across the Story Bridge

Have fun!

Awards Foundation Benefactors

Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd · Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd · Laurie Copping OAM (In memoriam) · Thyne Reid Trust No.1

Major Donors

Australia Post · Sandy Campbell · Era Publications · Five Mile Press · Libby Gleeson AM · Bob Graham · Hachette Children’s Books Australia · Hardie Grant Egmont Pty Ltd · HarperCollinsPublishers Australia · Hodder Headline Australia · Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians' Network · The James N Kirby Foundation · Kinross-Wolaroi School, Orange · Koala Books · Library Board of Queensland · Beryl Moncrieff Matthews (In memoriam) · Angela Namoi · The Northern Territory Government · Parents and Boys at Sydney Grammar School, Edgecliff Prep · Penguin Books Australia · Random House Australia Pty Ltd · Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe) · Gillian Rubinstein · Maurice Saxby AM · SA Dept of the Arts and Cultural Development · Julie Vivas · Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd · Cassandra Weddell, Qld (In memoriam) · Miss Maisie Williams, Garah NSW (In memoriam) · Sue Williams