2023 CBCA Picture Book of the Year description
Year 1 and 2 students (while not shadow judging) were practicing exploring the themes and illustrations in ‘Grace and Mr Milligan’. We loved making our own picnic to cheer up a friend. Our work was made using plasticine for the fruit, watercolour picnic rugs, and paperclay cream (Zart inspired book week activity).
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Our Year 5 and 6 students created their own Scar Town drawings of the house appearing out of the lake. While not participating in Shadow Judging we loved seeing what the Year 3 & 4 shadow judges chose as the winner – and making our own creative response.
Year 1 and 2 creative response to Bear and Duck, inspired by Zart Book Week activities.
We loved this book and created a simple diorama for it, using a box, a plastic horse and paper.
Staff volunteered to do book Readings for each of the notables which were then broadcast to students during Homeroom in the mornings. Based on their interpretations, students completed a google form and weighed in on the vote.
After reading all the books in the Picture Book category, students chose their favourite to write a mini review.
We used all blue items to create art work in response to ‘Bowerbird Blues’. We worked as a group to build a nest. It was quite a challenge!
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Our Book Club had a rigorous discussion about this story, which was one of our favourites!We were inspired by the title and main character to imagine what we would do if we could do anything at midnight!
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Our Book Club listened to the story and discussed the interesting language and incredible illustrations. We re-listened top the tale as we explored our cutting and folding skills to create paper flowers.
Our Book Club was lucky to have a session with a local literary expert, Sarah Mayor Cox to discuss all the Shortlisted Picture Books. We had a great laugh about the puns and idioms which filled the book ‘Timeless’.
We were inspired to use our imagination to write what we would do if anything was possible!
We were inspired by this book to use our computers to create our own creatures with human features!
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