{"id":109272,"date":"2025-08-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/?p=109272"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:26:01","slug":"beloved-characters-come-to-life-for-book-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/news\/beloved-characters-come-to-life-for-book-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved characters come to life for Book Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRIMARY school students across the Northern Rivers region brought colour, creativity and imagination to life during this year&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Book Week, delighting teachers, parents and classmates with an array of inventive costumes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115441\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115441\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/CudgenPublicSchoolst_67716.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cudgen Public School students dressed as Harry Potter and The Incredible Hulk for Book Week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Schools hosted parades where students proudly dressed up as their favourite characters, with popular choices including Harry Potter, Minecraft figures and fairy-tale princesses. Classic comic book heroes like The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man also made a strong showing, alongside real-life inspirations from the Little People, Big Dreams series.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115442\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115442\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/GirlsfromCudgenPubli_69241.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girls from Cudgen Public School dressed as princesses for Book Week. Photos: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Organised by the Children&#8217;s Book Council of Australia, Book Week is the council&#8217;s biggest annual event and has been celebrating children&#8217;s literature for 80 years. This year&#8217;s theme, &#8216;Book an Adventure&#8217;, encouraged students to explore the world through reading and imagination.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115443\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115443\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/AgirlfromWyrallahPub_78968.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A girl from Wyrallah Public School dressed as Alice in Wonderland for Book Week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An analysis by the NSW Department of Education has revealed distinct borrowing trends across primary school libraries, highlighting popular authors at each stage of a student&#8217;s reading journey.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115444\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115444\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/AgirlfromWyrallahPub_80516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A girl from Wyrallah Public School dressed as Frida Kahlo for Book Week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For kindergarten and Year 1 students, Australian author Aaron Blabey is a clear favourite. His Pig the Pug series \u2014 featuring a hilariously naughty and selfish dog \u2014 dominates library borrowing lists. Titles such as Pig the Pug, Pig the Star, Pig the Blob, Pig the Tourist and Pig the Monster often appear alongside another of Blabey&#8217;s hits, Thelma the Unicorn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115445\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115445\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/BoysfromCudgenPublic_86670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boys from Cudgen Public School dressed as Dr Seuss characters for Book Week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Year 2, American author Dav Pilkey takes the spotlight with his bestselling Dog Man series, a graphic novel spin-off from his Captain Underpants franchise. Favourites include Dog Man, Dog Man: Unleashed and Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115446\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115446\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/CondongPublicSchools_88236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"546\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Condong Public School students in their Book Week costumes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Year 3, Dog Man remains a top pick, now sharing shelf space with Roald Dahl&#8217;s beloved classic, Fantastic Mr Fox.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115447\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115447\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/ChlidrenfromWyrallah_89775.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children from Wyrallah Public School dressed as Minecraft characters during Book Week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From Years 4 to 6, students are drawn to the work of American cartoonist and author Raina Telgemeier. Her heartfelt and humorous graphic novels \u2014 Smile (an autobiographical tale), Ghosts (about a girl who can see spirits), Guts (exploring anxiety and health), and Sisters (a story of sibling dynamics) \u2014 are among the most borrowed books in senior primary years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115448\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115448\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/ChildrenfromCudgenPu_91523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children from Cudgen Public School dressed as Grug and a character from How to Train Your Dragon during Book Week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRIMARY school students across the Northern Rivers region brought colour, creativity and imagination to life during this year&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Book Week, delighting teachers, parents and classmates with an array of inventive costumes. &nbsp; Schools hosted parades where students proudly dressed up as their favourite characters, with popular choices including Harry Potter, Minecraft figures and fairy-tale [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/news\/beloved-characters-come-to-life-for-book-week\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":109273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-109272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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