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Book Week 2016

7/19/2016

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Book Week is just around the corner so now it's time to start planning your costume for your school parade!

Since this year's theme is 'Australia - Story Country', I've listed below some ideas of costumes for characters from Australian books, stories or story-tellers.

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs
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- Tan/brown beanie and t-shirt
- Gum leaves tied to belt
- Gum leaves decorations

Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
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- Buy or make a pug mask
​- Wear plain tan/brown clothes
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 ​Small and Big by Karen Collum & Ben Wood
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- Red button-up jacket
- Black pants
- Closed-in shoes
- White hair chalk
- Yellow dinosaur-like stuffed animal

Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
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- Pink clothes
- Silver striped horn with elastic
- Pink horse ears on head band
- Silver plastic cups for hands and feet (hooves)
- Sparkly, silver wool/ribbon for tail and mane

Pete the Sheep by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
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- White clothes
- White wooly jumper
- Cotton wool balls for decoration
- Black akubra hat

​​Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles & Rod Clement
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- Brown, feathery clothes
- Pink tutu and ballet shoes
- Hair in bun
- Blue cheeks
- Emu beak (make with cardboard and elastic)

​The Runaway Hug by Nick Bland & Freya Blackwood
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- Orange Onesie (full body pyjamas)
- Cover onesie in red dot stickers

​There was an old lady who swallowed a mozzie by P. Crumble & Louis Shea
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- Blue/green dress
- Yellow shawl/scarf
- White necklace
- Purple curly wig (or purple hair chalk/spray)
- Straw hat with purple ribbon and bow
- Round yellow earrings
- Fly swat!

Ella and Olivia by Yvette Poshoglian
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- Pink leotard, tutu and ballet shoes
- Tiara or pink ribbon for hair
​- Hair in bun

​The Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
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- Long sleeved dark shirt
- T-shirt over the top
- Dark hooded cloak
- Belt with pretend weapons
- Pretend bow and arrow (make it using sticks and string)
- Shoulder bag

​Friday Barnes by R.A. Spratt
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- Jeans
- Red tie up shoes
- White shirt
- Brown cardigan
- Green hat
- Piggy tails
- Magnifying glass
- Notebook

​The Impossible Quest by Kate Forsyth
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Boys
- Long sleeved shirts
- Short sleeved tunics over the top
- Belts and satchels
- Make your own swords and bow and arrows using sticks, cardboard and string

Girls
- Long dresses (with full skirts and medieval-type sleeves)
- Hooded cloak
- Stick for a staff
- Shield made out of cardboard
- Fabric belt/sash
- Head piece across forehead​

Andy, Terry and Jill from the Treehouse books
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- Cartoon card paper cut out of character's face
- White or black shirt (singlet for Jill)
- Black pants or black/white checkered skirt
​- Black electrical tape to outline Andy's shirt (as seen above in WImpy Kid example)

Banjo Paterson - Australian Storyteller
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- Dark Suit with white collared shirt underneath
- Dark tie or bow tie
- Dark akubra hat
- Notebook and pen

​The Rainbow Serpent - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story
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- Colourful clothes in different layers
​- Colourful dot stickers

I hope this has helped to get your creative juices flowing! If you have any other ideas, please share in the comments. I'd love to hear from you!

​For more ideas on Book Week costumes in general, click here.

​Happy Book Week :-)
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