Children's Book Week turns 80 in 2025
Children’s Book Week is The CBCA’s key highlight national event of the year. This year’s celebration will run from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 August.
The 2025 theme is Book an Adventure!
Our feature artist for the year, Jess McGeachin, has brilliantly captured this adventurous spirit in his artwork, which features a whimsical map filled with imaginary characters. Jess’ illustration invites young readers to embark on fantastical journeys, inspiring them to travel through the worlds that books open up. As an award-winning Australian picture book illustrator, Jess’ work encourages children to imagine, explore, and create their own adventures.
2025 is also a milestone year for us as we celebrate 80 years of Children’s Book Week! For 8 decades, CBCA has been dedicated to inspiring young minds to journey through the countless worlds that books offer. Jess’ imaginative artwork reflects this mission perfectly, encouraging children to set off on adventures through time, lands, and imagination. We look forward to continuing this mission for the next 80 years and beyond!
Birthday Book Adventure
Each state and territory will hold a Birthday Book Adventure on Saturday 23 August.
Hosted by the State Branches, this will be a day of celebration that will bring readers together to enjoy themed activities, storytelling, and connections to 80 years of literary magic.
2025 theme announcement
Using the Children's Book Week images
The CBCA permits the use of its images for non-commercial and not-for-profit purposes under the following conditions:
- No alteration – images must not be cropped, edited, recoloured, or altered in any way.
- No enlargement or display use – images must not be enlarged for use in banners, posters, or displays.
- Attribution required – please credit the CBCA and the illustrator/designer where possible. For 2025, the illustrator is Jess McGeachin.
- Not for sale or promotion – images must not be used for any commercial gain, advertising, or product promotion.
- Respect the integrity of the artwork – images must be used in a way that respects the original intent and integrity of the artwork.
- Commercial use – if you wish to use the CBCA logo or images for commercial or profit-based purposes, please contact us for licensing details and applicable fees.
Members are entitled to further images available through the Member-Only page. This page can only be accessed by a password issued by State Branches of CBCA. The same use rules apply.
