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Book Week 2020 runs from August 22-28, and this year asks your children to embrace the theme “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds”. Curious Creatures, Wild Minds invokes thoughts of nature, jungles, sea creatures and dinosaurs, of imaginary and mythological animals, and of adventurers, explorers and scientists.
If you are stuck thinking of book week character ideas to fit this year’s theme, we’ve got plenty, along with some easy children’s book week costume ideas that you can put together yourself. Delve into our book week costume ideas and decide where book week will take your family: will your “curious creature” be found in the past, a fantasy land, under the waves, or perhaps even another universe? Or is your child keen to embrace their “wild mind” as a fabulous adventurer?
The Gruffalo What a strange and curious creature the Gruffalo is, invented by a little mouse who
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has no idea that the real Gruffalo is nearby! Primary and kindy children love the stories of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child. To create your own simple Gruffalo costume, dress your child in brown trousers and long-sleeved shirt or hoodie, add big felt ears to a headband, and use face paint to create the fangs. Book inspiration: The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
