
Children's Book Week at Brimbank Libraries

Explore the magic of storytelling and celebrate Australian children's literature in the 'Dreaming With Eyes Open' #2022CBCA Book Week with a fantastic program of library events: workshops, reading challenges, competitions and more.
Keen to read this year's CBCA Book of the Year Award titles? Find the collection in our online catalogue.
Children's Book Week: Beanstack Competition
The Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week celebrates authors, illustrators, and readers (like you!) throughout Australia.
Join us as we celebrate this year’s theme, Dreaming with Eyes Open. Read books from CBCA’s book lists and log your reading, earn badges, and go into the draw to win prizes!
Children's Book Week: Butterfly Scavenger Hunt
Visit your nearest Brimbank Library and spot all of the Monarch Butterflies hidden around the library.
Submit your guess for how many butterflies you spot to enter the competition to win a copy of 'Walk of the Whales' and a Lego prize!
Children's Book Week: Australian Word Jumble
Visit your nearest Brimbank Library and unscramble as many Australian Bird names as you can to go into the running to win copies of ‘Dragon Skin’ by Karen Foxlee and ‘Glasshouse of Stars’ By Shirley Marr.
Children's Book Week Storytime (St Albans)
Come along to a special ‘Children’s Book Week’ storytime as we read some of the shortlisted book week titles, and create cat masks inspired by the story ‘Winston and the Indoor Cat’ by Leila Rudge.
Children's Book Week Storytime (Sunshine)
Come along to a special ‘Children’s Book Week’ storytime as we read some of the shortlisted book week titles, and create cat masks inspired by the story ‘Winston and the Indoor Cat’ by Leila Rudge.
Children's Book Week: Whacky Whale Creations
Come along and create some 3D whale creations inspired by Nick Bland’s shortlisted picture book ‘Walk of the Whales’.
For children aged 5- 13 years
Children's Book Week Storytime (Deer Park)
Come along to a special ‘Children’s Book Week’ storytime as we read some of the shortlisted book week titles, and create cat masks inspired by the story ‘Winston and the Indoor Cat’ by Leila Rudge.
Children's Book Week Storytime (Keilor)
Come along to a special ‘Children’s Book Week’ storytime as we read some of the shortlisted book week titles, and create cat masks inspired by the story ‘Winston and the Indoor Cat’ by Leila Rudge.
Children's Book Week: Clay Creations with Anna Zobel
Join Illustrator and creator Anna Zobel in this fun workshop where you will create a figurine from air-dry clay, and learn some simple clay-making skills along the way.
Children's Book Week: Whacky Whale Creations
Come along and create some 3D whale creations inspired by Nick Bland’s shortlisted picture book ‘Walk of the Whales’.
For children aged 5- 13 years
Children's Book Week: Stellarphant Masks and Rockets!
Join us as we create elephant masks and 3D rockets inspired by the book ‘Stellarphant’ by James Foley which tells the story of an elephant with dreams of flying into space!
Children's Book Week Storytime (Sydenham)
Come along to a special ‘Children’s Book Week’ storytime as we read some of the shortlisted book week titles, and create cat masks inspired by the story ‘Winston and the Indoor Cat’ by Leila Rudge.
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