Book characters come alive for Book Week at East Narrogin Primary School

Characters from popular children’s books came to life at East Narrogin Primary School after the students and teachers got creative with their costumes for Book Week.

Costumes ranged from characters seen in the Little Miss and Mr Men books, Toy Story, Cat in the Hat, Minecraft and the Marvel Comics.

The 77th annual Book Week, organised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia, aimed to celebrate stories, authors and illustrators by encouraging children to dress as their favourite characters.

This year’s theme was “dreaming with your eyes open” which encouraged participants to reflect on Indigenous culture and storytelling.

East Narrogin PS deputy principal Joanna Hayes said the school hosted a parade for the students and staff to show off their costumes.

“Last Wednesday all East Narrogin Primary students were invited to dress as their favourite book character based on this year’s theme ‘dreaming with eyes open’,” she said.

“The book parade was an opportunity for students and staff to come together and celebrate authors and illustrators of Australian literature.

“It was great to also see staff joining in the fun as Little Miss and Mr Men characters.”