2012 is the National Year of Reading in Australia and there have been loads of fun events to get involved in. However, one feature on the calendar every year is Australia’s National Book Week. It’s the longest running children’s festival in the country and recently celebrated its 67th birthday. Every year since 1945, Book Week has had a fun theme, this year it was Champions Read.
I asked two book champions from Moama some questions about their favourite book and the character they dressed up as to go to school.
Emma is five years old and in her first year at primary school.
Bailey is 10 and in Grade 5.
EMMA: The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss
What would you do if the cat visited you?
I would say, can you do all the juggling things for me?
Would your mum like the cat visiting your house?
No way, because Mum wouldn’t like all the mess he makes.
What is your favourite bit in the book?
When they kids met Thing 1 and Thing 2 and they “shaked” hands.
Do you think a cat can really do all that?
No, because cats don’t talk and they don’t juggle and they don’t have Thing 1 and Thing 2.
How many times have you read it?
Eight times because I have it on leap frog.
Would you recommend it to other kids? What age kids do you think would like this book?
Other kids that are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 would like it.
What was the favourite part of the costume you wore?
The bow tie and the hat because the hat has stripes and I like bows.
If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
I would be a dinosaur because they are big and tall and they growl.
BAILEY: Specky Magee by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon
Which one is your favourite Specky Magee book?
I have only read the first book, so that it my favourite so far.
What’s your favourite sport?
AFL Football.
What position do you play in your football team. Would Specky be a good person to have on your team?
I play a mixture of full back and full forward. Yes, because he plays in the forward line and kicks a lot of goals.
Can you take marks like Specky and Screamer?
Yes, I take my best marks in the back line!
Which football team do you barrack for? Do you think it’s strange that Specky supports more than one team? If you supported more than one football team which ones would you support and why?
I barrack for Collingwood. I don’t know why Specky would support more than one team – I go for Collingwood because they are the best!
Who is your favourite character in the Specky Magee books? Robbo, Gobbo, Specky, Screamer, Johnny, Danny?
Specky, because he’s the first character I met and the one that stays in my mind.
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