By Violet Li
From the White Rabbit and Snow White to Elsa, Wednesday Addams and the Orange Crayon, Clyde Grammar students and teachers celebrated this year’s Children’s Book Week in style on 15 September.
The annual Book Week event is organised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia and schools across the country use it to promote a lifelong love of books and reading.
This year’s theme was Read, Grow, Inspire.
More than 200 children and staff dressed up as their favourite book character and paraded their costumes in the school playground in front of parents and families. They were encouraged to read and talk about their favourite books and characters.
Students then separated into their House groups and spent the day enjoying fun activities.
Other characters on parade were Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Pearl the Magical Unicorn, Sailor Moon, Harry Potter’s Hermione Granger, the Blue Crayon and Golden Dragon Ninja.
Year 1 student Austin Heath dressed as the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.
“The best part of the Book Week Parade was getting to dress up and wear my favourite shoes to school and the glasses,” he said.
The bunny ears were a little annoying, but it was fun.”
Clyde Grammar principal Leanne Evans said Book Week is an event that the whole school looks forward to each year.
“Literature plays a crucial role in the education of children, with picture-story books being a gateway to knowledge and imagination,” she said.
“Celebrating Book Week is something we hold dear at Clyde Grammar.
“Seeing our students and staff dressed as a favourite book character is not only fun, it is our way of embracing our love of books and the importance of rich literature in all its forms.”
