Book Week – Andy Griffiths  

What an amazing Book Week we had! The effort and imagination that went into all the costumes was outstanding. Our Book Week costume parade is always so much fun, and even more so this year with Australia’s number 1 children’s author, Andy Griffiths, watching on. Andy was blown away by the costumes and reading culture in our school. He commented that the staff are all so supportive and the students are so engaged and interested. He was very impressed by the staff and students who had designed costumes based on one of his books.

Our year 6 captains started us off with a fun skit to put us all in the mood for books, stories and fun! Our library captains did a great job of introducing Andy Griffiths. Andy entertained us with his presentation, captivating the audience from Prep to year 6, as well as staff and parents. Many of the adults present grew up with Andy’s books, especially the “Just” series. It was an honour to host such a well-known author at our school. Many thanks to Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop for offering us this opportunity. We are fortunate now to have hosted a number of author visits – meeting an author brings books to life for students as they see the real person behind the story. It also inspires students to have a go at writing their own stories or read books they may not have considered previously.

The Andy Griffiths display table in the library is nearly empty, as students have all been asking for Andy’s books all week, including his older titles (Treehouse Series, Just Series etc.). I am still seeing many students walking around the school and in the library with their own copies of Land of the Lost Things and the Peanut Butter Beast book – it’s great to see such engagement with reading as a result of Andy’s visit. Andy was booked from 9am-12:30pm but ended up staying until nearly 2:30pm signing books and chatting to each and every student who came up to the tables. Many thanks to our school community for purchasing over 400 books from Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop!

Many thanks to Mr Matthews, Mrs Ivory-Lisle, Mrs Denner and Mrs Brydon for helping to organise everything to make this author visit and the Book Week Parade such a great experience for all. As I said at the parade, this one will be hard to top in 2026! For those who like to get organised early with costumes (haha) – the theme for CBCA Book Week 2026 has been announced - “A Symphony of Stories”!

CBCA Book of the Year

The winning books in each category are shown below. You can find all these books in our school library; they are all available for borrowing now.

Congratulations to our Book Week competition winners:

• Guessing the bookworm lollies in the jar: Ryan in 4M
• Guess the book from the suitcase clues: Evie in 4J, Lucy in 3D, James L in 2M
• Bookmark design competition: Heather in 5W, Emily B in 5S, Lucy Z in 3B & Charlotte in 5S. Designs will be sent for printing, we hope to get these bookmarks out into the library during Term 4.

Published Author

Congratulations to Krutir in Year 5 who has recently had two of his short stories published. Storyland Express Volume 1, a compilation by Puja Talesara Bhandari, features stories from seven young authors, including Krutir. The stories range from time-travelling adventures and pirate escapades to heartfelt lessons in kindness and self-belief. Krutir and his family have kindly donated a copy of the book to the library. It will be available on the shelves in the coming weeks – come in and check it out, or read it in the library! Well done, Krutir.

Questions?

If you have any questions, email Ms Edwards – gedwa16@eq.edu.au

You can access our school library catalogue here. Parents are welcome to become library borrowers, too. Drop in and see us if you’d like to sign up.