Australian Book Week activities
Australian Children’s Book Week celebrates books and reading. Its dates and theme are set by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Keep older themed sheets clearly labelled with their year.
August Actual occasion dates are shown; observed public holidays may differ by location.
Sources & planning notes
Choose activities for your children’s ages and context. Preview the actual files before printing; older annual themes retain their original year.
Ideas for using these printables
Explore Learning Guides →At home
Start with an interest in Book Week and choose one activity to explore together. Talk about the pictures, words or questions before beginning. Afterwards, invite your child to add a drawing, explain a discovery or suggest another activity they would like to try. Save unused files for a future session.
In the classroom
Use Book Week as a starting point for a short lesson, partner task or activity station. Preview the resource notes and adjust the support to your learners. Pair the printable with an appropriate book or discussion, then invite children to explain an idea from their completed activity. Select only the files your session needs.
Before you print, check the resource’s instructions and available paper sizes. Choose the files you need, open a preview and try one test copy. Where several files are offered, you can select individual worksheets and keep answer sheets separate.















