23 costume ideas for Book Week 2023

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It's Term 3 and every parent of kindergarten and primary aged children know that Book Week is right around the corner and that means it's costume time again!

With Book Week 2023 scheduled in for Week 5 (August 21 – 25), it is only a couple of weeks away to get organising our kiddos costumes! During Book Week schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children’s authors and illustrators. During this week you’ll often see parades with students dressed as their favourite book characters!

I believe you either love or hate Book Week! We have a love/hate relationship in this household. The charm of delving into the world of make believe and imagination is magical and brings joy to my inner child but the added mental load of thinking, planning, creating or buying a costume can feel a little overwhelming and daunting.

To help with one part of the mental load we have listed 23 costume ideas for Book Week 2023 in the hopes that not having to think of an idea makes your Book Week 2023 feel a little more simple.

Whether you’re a whizz on the sewing machine, a DIY queen or you’ll be ducking to the shops or rummaging through the costume box the night before, we’ve got you covered with costume ideas.

Book Week 2023 Theme

The Children’s Book Council of Australia has set the theme for Children’s Book Week 2023 as ‘Read, Grow, Inspire’, which we think leaves a lot of room for imagination and the door open for anything we inspire! We hope you find some good inspiration here for this year’s Book Week!

Need costume idea for Book Week 2023? We’ve listed 23 ideas for 2023!

Matilda Wormwood – Matilda by Roald Dahl

Butterfly – The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

 

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The Artist – I Am an Artist by Marta Altés

Lion – The Tawny Scrawny Lion by Kathryn Jackson

 

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Bluey or Bingo – Bluey by Ludo Studio

 

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Randolph Witherspoon – The Space Walk by Brian Biggs

 

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Frida Kahlo – Little People, Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo by Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Stick Man – Stick Man by Julia Donaldson

 

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Peter Rabbit – The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

 

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Harry or Hermione – Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

 

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Dinosaur – All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys

 

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Stacey – The Babysitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin

 

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Mr or Mrs Fox – Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Macca – Macca the Alpaca by Matt Cosgrove

 

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Crayon – The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Lou – Busting! by Aaron Blabey

Gruffalo – The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

 

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Venus Flytrap – The Big Book of Blooms by

 

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Bird – Ivy Bird by Tania McCartney

Greg Heffley – Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney

 

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