St Aloysius books an adventure

SCHOOLS, libraries and early learning centres across Australia embraced Book Week for 2025, dressing up as their favourite story characters and celebrating a love for reading.

The annual event began on August 16 and came to an end on August 23, with schools around the region hosting special Book Week parades and activities.

Co-ordinated by the Children’s Book Council of Australia, this year Children’s Book Week celebrated 80 years with the theme ‘Book an Adventure.’

Queenscliff’s St Aloysius Primary School embraced the theme, culminating in a parade, with the school embarking on an adventure last Friday (August 23.)

Dressed as their favourite characters, staff and students lined Hesse Street, embraced by parents, grandparents and community members before moving to the town’s RSL.

Borough of Queenscliffe Mayor Di Rule and Cr Isabelle Tolhurst joined in for a reading of one of the shortlisted books.

A class costume fashion parade also took place, with costumes including Cat in the Hat, Dorothy, Paddington Bear, Fantastic Mr Fox, Where’s Wally, Willy Wonka and many more.

The adventures didn’t stop there, with students from grades 3 to 6 touring Fort Queenscliff, learning about historic events behind the walls and beyond.

Students and parents heard facts about why the Fort was built, how voices travel within the walls and the engineering of all the weaponry.

Book Week will return in 2026 and will run from August 22 until August 28, with the new theme to be announced tomorrow (Friday, August 29).

For more information, head to cbca.org.au/childrens-book-week