The annual parade was a much-needed opportunity for students to come together and have fun, while celebrating books and highlighting the importance of reading, in what’s been a challenging year for students and teachers.
Each year the Children’s Book Council of Australia celebrates Book Week, encouraging young children to dress-up as their favourite character from a book. This year’s theme was ‘curious creatures, wild minds’.
While parents were not able to attend the parade this year due to current COVID restrictions, Corowa Public School’s ever-resilient students had a fabulous time dancing, playing and showing their wonderful costumes to their fellow students.
Corowa Public School librarian Mrs Anna Brewster said Book Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate books and storytelling.
“Our students have always enjoyed Book Week. Dressing up for the parade and guessing what friends and teachers are going to wear really gets the school buzzing,” she said.
“In the lead up to Book Week we spent library lessons reading the short-listed books and finding out about the authors and illustrators behind the stories.
“This year’s Book Week theme, ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’, gave us the opportunity to explore the power of curiosity and imagination. Both these traits are incredibly powerful as we seek to understand the world around us and create our own stories.”
Mrs Brewster said it was great to have so many excellent Australian authors and illustrators.
“Celebrating the magic of books by Australian authors and illustrators has never been as important as it is this year. This has been a year in which we have had so much time to sit and read, get caught up in the magical world books provide, to escape the mundane and connect with others through the joy of stories,” she said.
Corowa Public School Principal Mrs Sharell Baily said this year’s Book Week was a great success.
“We are lucky to have the wonderful Mrs Brewster who inspires a love of books and creates a wonderous place to visit,” said Mrs Baily.
“Filled with curious creatures and embellishing the curiosity in us all, the library was filled with surprises all week and the students were taken away with their imaginations. Staff heard incredible stories as the students relayed their encounters.”
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