The theme for 2008 is FUEL YOUR MIND.
Book Week is from 16th - 22nd August 2008
The Winning books were announced on Friday 15th August 2008. Click here for the results.
For information about the Shortlist please follow this link to the NEW CBCA website.
Our state committee has created a Book Week Ideas Pack to celebrate Book Week 2008. The cover is shown on the left. Ordering information for the Book Week Ideas Pack and other merchandise is available on the Events/Forms page.

A Book Week Dinner was held on Friday 15th August 2008 at Martinhas restaurant, TAFE Adelaide City Campus, 120 Currie St Adelaide.
Guests were entertained by a fire eating juggler / stilt walker early in the evening. 

The booked out event continued to entertain all  by including a "Spicks and Specks" type quiz based on books. Stephanie Siemionow and Jo Schenkel were kept busy as the markers.

On arrival guests received a book gift. Still more guests walked away with generous raffle prizes.Thank you Ashton Scholastic and Wooldridges.

Thanks must go to Sandra Daldry and Jane Moore for organizing the event. Thank you also to Adrian Plunkett of Martinha's for his support.

Julie Wells (SA branch president) and Robyn Hedley enjoyed the evening.

The May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust was represented by authors Janeen Brian, Ruth Starke, Sheryl Gwyther (fellow), Ian Wilson (Chairman) and Nan Halliday (National coordinator).

Elizabeth Hutchins (RHS) was another author at the table.

Julie Howard, Ev Read and Deb Rowe (Teacher Librarians) were present.

 

Seymour College Junior School library looked wonderful for Book Week. 
"The trouble with dogs" provided the opportunity to explore the use of adjectives.

Hand sculptures made for "Dust".

"The night garden".

What lovely portraits of "Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley".

 

 

 

On the 4th June 2008 Dr Helen Martin gave the annual Judges' talk to an interested audience in the St Oswald's church hall, Parkside.

Helen entertained us with a quiz before speaking about the judging process and some of the notable books for 2008.

Thanks to Katharine England there were 3 bundles of books to be raffled  at the end of the evening.
 

At Clayton's night 2008 Katharine England spoke about the entries for the Older Reader's category.

Julie Wells spoke about the entries for the Eve Pownall award.

Jenny Richardson and Jo Schenkel spoke about the entries for the Younger Readers category.

Judy Miller spoke about the Early Childhood and Picture Book categories.