Bowerbird Blues

Bowerbird Blues reading response and poster / Paynesville Primary School Grade 6 student

Totally loved this book. We made it all ourselves and tried to use recycled materials. Papermache body with feathered wings, papercup beak. Aura’s birds were done by some younger members of the group. We collected various blue items from our houses and used sticks for the bower however, it was harder than we thought it

Our book club loved the storyline of Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker. The students took turns reading the book, discussing the themes, and thought it was so sweet that the bowerbird found just what it was searching for in the end, its beloved soulmate. They admired the beautifully created illustrations and enjoyed the interactive search

We have begun our exploration of the Picture Books of the Year Shortlist with Bowerbird Blue. This was a wonderful story to start with as it was the story for National Simultaneous Storytime. We loved exploring, find and making blue objects that were natural and man-made objects. It was also great find hiding blue items

Year 5 Students in Room 28 critically analysed ‘Bowerbird Blues’ by Aura Parker and wrote responses to the book.

When critiquing the CBCA picture story books against our judging criteria, Bowerbird Blues was our winning choice. We were inspired to also make a creative response to Bowerbird Blues after watching Aura Parker’s video, Satin Bowerbird. We mimicked the Satin Bowerbird by collecting items of a certain colour. We reflected on the Narrative by thinking