BOOK WEEK

BOOK WEEK DRESS UP DAY - Friday 30th October

We can't wait to see everyone's Book Week costumes.  Our Book Week dress up day will be Friday the 30th of October.  We will be holding a virtual Book Week Parade and this will be held via Webex. Parents and friends will be able to join in on the event. Webex meeting details will be published on Class Dojo. 

CBCA Shortlisted Books

We have listed below some of the books that have been shortlisted this year.

When Turtle races into the lift of Building 24, there is a nod and a blink and a step to the side. A grunt and a sigh and a lean to the right. But what happens when the lift stops moving? Crocodile has a meeting to get to. And Giraffe has a doctor’s appointment. And Turtle really, really needs to get to the shop.

"Nop was not plush in places.  He had no button, no ribbon, no scarf or spangle.  Nothing to tell where he belonged."  No one chose Nop.  So Nop chose adventure.... to someplace wonderful.

But what does a parrot need? A book about wanting and needing; what a child wants and what a wild bird needs.

One, two, three...Every day was a hop and a skip for Three. He was happy to walk from here to there, wherever his nose led, or wherever his legs took him...all the way to new friends.

Twelve-year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn’t even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought- stricken town with her mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic. Oliver’s meltdowns are making life unbearable. He needs so many different kinds of therapy that there’s never any time—or money—left over for swimming lessons. Tilly knows Oliver’s needs have to come first, but it’s hard feeling invisible all the time. When Mum announces they are moving to the Queensland coast, Tilly is excited at the thought of finally learning to swim— even snorkel! But she is also worried. The thing about Oliver is, he can’t cope with even the tiniest of changes to his routine. It isn’t long before the cracks begin to show. Could so many changes all at once threaten to shatter the whole family?