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Previous Book Week Themes

 

Book Week has had a slogan since 1945, but until 1987 Branches created their own posters to illustrate the themes and promote events. Since 1987 there has been a national theme which is chosen at the CBCA AGM and voted on by members of the National Council. Artwork is developed by the winner of the previous Picture Book of the Year illustrator and used for promotional material.

1945
United Through Books 12th - 18th November
1946 Books are Bridges  
1947 Books for the World of Tomorrow  
1948 Books Bring Adventure  
1949 Books are Friends  
1950 Grow up with Books  
1951 Books are Common Wealth  
1952 Good Books are Good Companions  
1953 Books are Fun for Everyone  
1954 Make Friends with Books  
1955 Let's Read  
1956 Adventure with Books  
1957 It's Always Book Time  
1958 Round the World with Books  
1959 Let's Look at Books  
1960 Treasure from Books  
1961 At Home with Books  
1962 Time to Read  
1963 Make Books Your Friends  
1964 Let's Read  
1965 Wonderful Books  
1966 The World Throught Books  
1967 Hurrah for Books  
1968 Come Alive with Books  
1969 Books, Please  
1970 Explore with Books  
1971 Roundabout with Books  
1972 Together with Books  
1973 Books for Life  
1974 Books for all Seasons  
1975 Read All About it  
1976 It's Reading Time  
1977 Lost in a Book  
1978 Blast Off with Books  
1979 Build with Books  
1980 Care for Books  
1981 Operation Booklink  
1982 Branch Out with Books  
1983 Books Bridge Gaps  
1984 Books Have it Covered  
1985 Book Banquet  
1986 Key Into Books  
1987 Sail Away with Books 15th - 21st August     Bob Graham
1988 A Page of History 20th - 26th August     Roland Harvey
1989 Dream Time 22nd - 28th July         Graeme Base
1990 Imagine if you will...                                    Ron Brooks
1991 Book into the Future
                                   Julie Vivas
1992 Windows into the World                                    Bob Graham
1993 Go Under Cover                                    Jeannie Baker
1994 Carnival of Books                                    Craig Smith
1995 Happy 50th birthday 1945 - 1995 Celebrate with Books 19th - 26th August    Peter Goldthorpe
1996 Anywhere Anytime Anybook                                      Steven Woolman
1997 Bookaleidoscope                                      Narelle Oliver
1998 Put Yourself in the Picture 22nd - 28th August   Elizabeth Honey
1999 Weave the Book Web 21st - 27th August     Junko Morimoto
2000 The Edge of Tomorrow 19th - 25th August     Shaun Tan
2001 2001: A Book Odyssey 18th - 25th August     Anne Spudvilas
2002 Book Week - Book Feast 17th - 23rd August     Ron Brooks
2003 Oceans of Stories 16th - 22nd August    Armin Greder
2004 Doorways 21st - 27th August     Brian Harrison-Lever
2005 Reading Rocks! 20th - 26th August     Neil Curtis
2006 Book Now! 19th - 25th August     Alison Lester
2007 READiscover 18th - 24th August     Colin Thompson
2008 Fuel Your Mind 16th - 22nd August    Shaun Tan
2009 Book Safari                                  Matt Ottley
2010 Across the Story Bridge                                        Kylie Dunstan
2011 One World, Many Stories 19th - 25th August      Gregory Rogers
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