Book Week 2022

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The CBCA Book Week 2022 will be held from 20–26 August. This year's theme is Dreaming with eyes open.

Puffin's Picks for Book Week 2022
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Where is The Green Sheep?
Mem Fox, Judy Horacek
Bluey: Typewriter
Bluey
Fart and Burp are Superstinkers
Zoë Foster Blake, Adam Nickel
Where The Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Picture Book
Beatrix Potter
Alice-Miranda in Egypt
Jacqueline Harvey
Friday Barnes 10: Undercover
R.A. Spratt
Big Shot: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (16)
Jeff Kinney
Ranger's Apprentice The Royal Ranger 5: Escape from Falaise
John Flanagan
Matilda
Roald Dahl
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1)
Rick Riordan

Additional resources

Activity
Where is the Green Sheep activity pack
Video
Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek | Read Aloud by Richard Harris
Activity
Bluey: Typewriter Activity Page
Video
Bluey: Typewriter | OUT NOW
Article
Fart and Burp are the perfect Book Week costumes for 2023
Activity
Fart and Burp are Superstinkers Activity Page
Video
Fart and Burp are Superstinkers by Zoë Foster Blake and Adam Nickel | Read aloud by Zoë Foster Blake
Teachers' Notes
Where The Wild Things Are
Video
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak | Read aloud by Andrew Daddo
Book List
Alice-Miranda
Video
Friday Barnes 10: Undercover | OUT NOW
Extract
Big Shot: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (16)
Activity
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 16: Big Shot Activity
Extract
Ranger's Apprentice The Royal Ranger 5: Escape from Falaise
Video
Ranger's Apprentice The Royal Ranger 5: Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan | Series recap
Extract
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

CBCA Shortlisted Titles of 2022
Masters of Disguise
Marc Martin
Bear and Rat
Christopher Cheng, Stephen Michael King
Blue Flower
Sonya Hartnett, Gabriel Evans
Don't Forget
Jane Godwin, Anna Walker
Frankie and the Fossil
Jess McGeachin
Train Party
Karen Blair
Always
Morris Gleitzman
A Glasshouse of Stars
Shirley Marr
Listen, Layla
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Little Gem
Anna Zobel
The Right Way to Rock
Nat Amoore
House of Hollow
Krystal Sutherland
The Midnight Girls
Alicia Jasinska
The Prison Healer
Lynette Noni

Additional resources

Activity
Masters of Disguise activity pack
Teachers' Notes
Bear and Rat
Video
Bear and Rat by Christopher Cheng and Stephen Michael King | Meet the Creators
Video
Bear and Rat by Christopher Cheng and Stephen Michael King | Read aloud by Christopher Cheng
Teachers' Notes
Blue Flower
Activity
Blue Flower colouring page
Video
Blue Flower by Sonya Hartnett and Gabriel Evans | Meet the Creators
Teachers' Notes
Don't Forget
Video
Don't Forget by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker | Meet the Creators
Video
Don't Forget by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker | Read aloud by Jane Godwin
Activity
Frankie and the Fossil Activity Pack
Video
Frankie and the Fossil by Jess McGeachin
Teachers' Notes
Train Party
Teachers' Notes
Always
Video
Always by Morris Gleitzman | Out September 2021
Teachers' Notes
A Glasshouse of Stars
Extract
A Glasshouse of Stars
Book clubs
A Glasshouse of Stars book club notes
Video
A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr | Book trailer
Book clubs
Listen, Layla Book Club Notes
Extract
Listen, Layla
Activity
Little Gem colouring pack
Article
5 Reasons We Love Little Gem
Video
How to Draw Little Gem with author-illustrator Anna Zobel
Video
The inspiration for Little Gem by author-illustrator Anna Zobel
Extract
The Right Way to Rock
Teachers' Notes
House of Hollow
Extract
House of Hollow
Video
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland | Book trailer – Out Now
Article
The Unsolved Mysteries that Inspired House of Hollow
Extract
The Prison Healer
Video
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni | Book trailer – Out now!

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