The celebration of books during the annual Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week is a highlight on the Wyvern calendar each year. This year our celebration will take place from Monday August 25^th until Friday August 29th.

On Tuesday August 26^th, Years 3 & 4 will be involved in an innovative and energetic performance from one of Australia’s most popular children’s poets, Steven Herrick. They will have the opportunity to appreciate the sound and humour of modern poetry and will recognise that this type of poetry is accessible, entertaining and relevant to their lives

On Thursday August 28^th, Years 5 & 6 will participate in a session delivered by John Heffernan, an author who has written about thirty books for a range of audiences from early readers to young adults spanning a range of genres including realistic fiction, fantasy and futuristic stories. John will be discussing his latest book entitled Naveed, which is part of a new series, written by excellent Australian authors, called Through My Eyes. This series invites readers to enter the fragile worlds of children living in contemporary war zones. John’s book Naveed tells the story of one of these children who is desperately trying to survive as his family and way of life are being destroyed by war. This book will inspire, challenge and engage young readers whilst creating greater cross cultural understanding and informed empathy.

On Friday August 29^th in Wyvern Library, Years K-2 will be entertained with a performance of Puppet Tricksters from Dennis Murphy, a master puppeteer. The Tricksters, who outmanoeuvre bullies and survive on their wits are much loved characters that have appeared in many cultures around the world. Dennis introduces two main puppets; Pulcinella, the Southern Italian puppet and his descendants as well as Arlecchino, Northern Italy’s trickster. The performance will also look at the ‘Trick Marionette’ tradition. Through this experience, the students will identify and explore the morals of stories from different cultures.

The Book Fair

As part of our Book Week celebration, there will be a Book Fair in Wyvern Library on Tuesday August 26^th, Wednesday August 27^th and Thursday August 28^th from 7:30am – 9:00am and 2:30pm – 4:00pm each of those days.

If you would prefer, a selection of books written by our visiting authors and the shortlisted books for the CBCA Picture Book category are available for pre-order. Please click on the relevant link to download your order form.

Years K-2 Pre-order Form

Years 3 & 4 Pre-order Form

Years 5 & 6 Pre-order Form

For more detailed information about Book Week, please click here.