Noah Signor, Sarah Brown, Simone Young, Phoebe Ryan, Emmy Turner and Leo Richards dressed as their favourite characters at the annual book fair. Photo: Oliver Jacques.
Yenda Public School has celebrated reading in style, with an annual book fair week in which students and teachers dressed up as their favourite characters in literature.
“Our book fair is about celebrating reading and their favourite authors,” assistant principal Michelle Perez said.
“The kids get to do three activities based on a book – it might be art or music, it’s something from literature.
“We had a lovely picnic lunch with the families and opened the book fair for them to browse.”
Children’s Book Week was held in schools across Australia between Saturday, 16 August, and Saturday, 23 August. It’s been held every year since 1945.
Yenda Public School captain Emmy Turner, 11, is an avid reader. Region caught up with her to find out why.
Emmy Turner is a big fan of Lewis Carroll. Photo: Oliver Jacques.
What do you like about novels?
They take me to a whole new world. When I read, everything in the outside world stops and I get deep into my novel.
Do you prefer reading books or watching TV?
Books are better than TV. They help me with spelling and allow me to use my imagination more and be creative.
Surveys indicate that around one-third of school students don’t read for pleasure at all. What would you say to them?
I would really encourage them to start reading because it’s a great skill to have.
What’s your favourite character from literature?
The White Rabbit from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He leads the book and goes on so many adventures.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to work in agriculture like my parents, who are farmers.
Carol Stockton bought two books at the fair and donated them to the school library. Photo: Facebook.
The Yenda Public School book fair was also an opportunity for members of the public to donate or purchase books.
Resident Carol Stockton saw a Facebook post about the fair and came down to visit the school so she could purchase two books to donate to its library.
Ms Stockton’s mother-in-law attended Yenda Public in 1920, when classrooms were tents. Her husband (Maurice), siblings and children also went to the school.
