Pikachu is the costume that gets the loudest cheer at any Aussie school parade, so a Pokémon book week costume is one of the safest bets you can make for a confident kid. And yes, Pokémon counts — Scholastic has published dozens of Pokémon chapter books and readers, plus the long-running Pokémon Adventures manga, so a trainer costume is right at home on a Book Week dress-up day. Whether your...

Every Aussie classroom has one — the kid who's coming as a superhero for Book Week whether it fits the theme or not, cape already on by breakfast. If that's your child, you've probably had the same small worry I did: is a superhero costume even allowed for Book Week? Short answer, yes — as long as the hero lives in a book, and plenty of the biggest ones do....

There’s a reason Dr. Seuss characters keep showing up at school Book Week parades year after year: they’re instantly recognisable, colourful, and actually fun to wear. Whether your child wants to be the towering Cat in the Hat, a pair of chaotic Things, or a fluffy Lorax, Dr. Seuss makes for a brilliant kids book week costume that teachers, classmates, and judges will spot from across the oval. Book Week...

Very Hungry Caterpillar Costume Guide for Book Week Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of the most-loved children's books in Australian primary schools — first published in 1969 and still on every Foundation reading list more than 55 years later. That little green caterpillar shows up at every Book Week parade because the costume is recognisable from across the school hall, the book itself is short and easy...

If you're hunting for a Harry Potter Book Week costume that actually gets the nod from the teacher (and not the dreaded "is that meant to be a witch from a movie?" question), the secret is picking a Hogwarts house first and building the look around it. A black robe on its own reads as "generic wizard." A black robe with a red-and-gold scarf, round glasses and a tiny lightning...

If you're hunting for a Roald Dahl book week costume that actually feels like the book — not just a generic schoolgirl pinafore or a fox-coloured tracksuit — you're in the right spot. Roald Dahl is the gift that keeps on giving for Aussie parents: ten or fifteen iconic characters across the classroom, all instantly recognisable to teachers and grandparents, all forgiving enough to put together the night before parade...

Tired of Wally? Here are 20 fresh boys' book week costume ideas Aussie kids will actually want to wear — from Wimpy Kid to Captain Underpants to Harry Potter. Comfortable, recognisable, and tied to a real book.