Book Week Fun

Click these links to find fun activities for the short listed books.

Early Childhood Category | Picture Book Category
Younger Readers Category | New Illustrators Category

How to manage jigsaw pieces

• Change the number of pieces for an easier or harder jigsaw under the Play As menu.

Picture Book Category

The Boy and the Elephant
by Freya Blackwood

This is a picture book without words.

The boy lives in a city, where everything is fast and loud but amidst the bustle and noise, the boy has a secret.

Enjoy the story | Do a jigsaw
About the book for teachers | For Teachers

Blue Flower
Illustrated by Gabriel Evans
Text – Sonya Hartnett

A story about being comfortable to be who you are.

Enjoy the trailer | Enjoy the story

Meet the creators | Do a jigsaw | For Teachers

Stellarphant
by James Foley

Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant.

Enjoy the trailer | Enjoy the story

Do a jigsaw | Make a Stellarfant mask

Real animals in space | For Teachers

Just One Bee
Illustrator Christopher Nielsen
Text – Margrete Lamond & Anthony Bertini

One-bee dreams to restore desolate fields back to fields of flowers but she can’t do this alone.

Iceberg
Illustrator Jess Racklyeft.
Text – Claire Saxby

An iceberg is born into spring and travels through the seasons before dying in a new spring.

Enjoy the story. (Don’t sign up!)

Do a jigsaw | Draw an iceberg | For Teachers