1/55Cooper Nicholson grade 5. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
All the fun from Book Week in Tasmania
The colour, fun and creativity is on display as schoolchildren – and even some teachers – dress up as their favourite characters for Book Week. See the gallery >>
2/55Teacher librarian Marylouise Jones at St Mary's College in Hobart has turned the school library into a Winter wonderland and is dressed as Dumbledore from Harry Potter for the whole of book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
3/55Hugo Helmers grade 4. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
4/55Max Free grade 4. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
5/55Harry Facer kinder. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
6/55Charlie Roberts prep. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
7/55Liam Hazi grade 5, Cooper Nicholson grade 5, Max Free grade 4, Hugo Helmers grade 5. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
8/55Jake Allred grade 1. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
9/55Finn Zabel grade 2. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
10/55Liam Hazi grade 5. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
11/55Louis McKay grade 5. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
12/55Lochie Johnstone grade 5. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
13/55Liam Hazi grade 5, Cooper Nicholson grade 5, Max Free grade 4, Hugo Helmers grade 5. Students from St Virgil's College junior school in Hobart dressed up for book week 2024. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
14/55Teddie Dare 6 in grade 1 at St Therese's Catholic School in her book week outfit dressed as Willy Wonka from the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
15/55Frankie Whelan from St Mary's College Hobart as Mary Lennox from The Secret Garden. Book Week 2024. Picture: supplied
16/55Charlotte Salewicz from Lindisfarne North Primary School as Taylor Swift with mum Janae Roberts. Book Week 2024. Picture: supplied
17/55Esther Crane grade 5. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
18/55Eloise Doherty grade 3. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
19/55Eleanor Smith kinder. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
20/55Sasha Miles grade 6. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
21/55Harriet Morton grade 6. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
22/55Claudia Garrott grade 5. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
23/55Wynter Crawford grade 1. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
24/55Kate Marchant grade 1. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
25/55Delilah Burnell prep. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
26/55Maggie Woolley, Mary O'Donnell, Halle Heather grade 2. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
27/55Madison Horne grade 6. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
28/55Maggie Woolley grade 2. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
29/55Mia Reynolds grade 3. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
30/55Olivia Corcoran prep, Dottie Pitt prep, Frankie Peacock kinder. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
31/55Mina Ding kinder. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
32/55Olivia Corcoran prep, Dottie Pitt prep, Frankie Peacock kinder. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
33/55Maggie Woolley, Mary O'Donnell, Halle Heather grade 2. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
34/55Mary O'Donnell grade 2. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
35/55Halle Heather grade 2. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
36/55Amelie Theron grade 5. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
37/55Eve Wallace and Iris Palmese grade 4. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
38/55Frankie Gurr kinder. Book week at Fahan School. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones
39/55East Derwent Primary school students twins Isabel Coulson, 11, grade 5, as Luigi, Mia Coulson, 11, grade 5, as Mario and Lucas Coulson, 9, grade 3, as Toad for Book Week 2024. Picture: Supplied
40/55East Derwent Primary school student Lucas Coulson, 9, grade 3, as Toad for Book Week 2024. Picture: Supplied
41/55East Derwent Primary school students twins Isabel Coulson, 11, grade 5, as Luigi and Mia Coulson, 11, grade 5, as Mario for Book Week 2024. Picture: Supplied
42/55Students during Book Week 2024 at St Mary's College in Hobart. Picture: St Mary's College
43/55Jai Ilmar at Austins Ferry Primary School dressed as The Lorax by Dr Seuss. Book Week 2024. Picture: supplied
44/55Students during Book Week 2024 at St Mary's College in Hobart. Picture: St Mary's College
45/55Students during Book Week 2024 at St Mary's College in Hobart. Picture: St Mary's College
46/55Students during Book Week 2024 at St Mary's College in Hobart. Picture: St Mary's College
47/55Darling Downs Book Week Best Dressed Winners
48/55Students during Book Week 2024 at St Mary's College in Hobart. Picture: St Mary's College
49/55Emilia 4 of St Therese's Catholic School in Moonah. Book Week 2024. Picture: supplied
50/55New Norfolk primary school student Matilda Gittus Barbie, Launch into learning, for Book Week 2024.
51/55New Norfolk primary school student Oliver Gittus, Prep, as The Green Sheep for Book Week 2024.
52/55New Norfolk primary school student Morgan Gittus, Grade 1, as Specky McGee for Book Week 2024.
53/55Thomas Witzerman, 7, and Samuel Witzerman, 5, of Austins Ferry Primary, dressed as Simpsons characters for Book Week 2024.
54/55Emmanuel Christian school students Nevaeh Lackington, 12, Grade 7 as a purple teletubbie, Harper Startup, 7, Grade 1 as Hermione Grainger; Hudson Startup, 7, Grade 1 as Dennis the Menace, and Mackenzie Startup, 11, Grade 5 as an inflatable cow for Book Week 2024.
55/55Summer Hopton Grade 1 in her moth Book Week 2024 costume.
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