Here is a fantastic opportunity to link books with classical music - the ABC Classic 100 Greatest of all Time included all of these (and wait until you scroll down and see Number 2 - YES!:
Bluey Season 2 – Episode 26
Showing posts with label CBCA slogan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CBCA slogan. Show all posts
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
A Symphony of Stories - Read a Picture Book
In all of my former libraries I really enjoyed exploring the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Book Week Slogans. I have listed some previous slogans later in this post. Thinking about Symphony of Stories I thought of a few very special picture books which you could read in your library as a way to explore music in stories.
These could also be terrific books to share with your teachers - each class could explore one of these titles and then you could hold a sharing time perhaps at a Book Week Assembly. I have put a mix of books here - old, new; Australian; and suitable for Kindy right up to Grade 6. In many of the posts I have included the sheet music or links to videos/sound files so you can hear the music.
Check out these Pinterest collections. Book Week 2026; Songs in Picture Books; Carnival of the Animals; and Music Noise and Movement;
Previous Book Week Slogans:
2025 Book an Adventure
2024 Reading is Magic
2023 Read, Grow, Inspire
2022 Dreaming with eyes open…
2021 Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds
2020 Curious Creatures, Wild Minds
2019 Reading is My Secret Power
2018 Find Your Treasure
2017 Escape to Everywhere
2016 Australia: Story Country
2015 Books light up our world
2014 Connect to reading
2013 Read across the Universe
2012 Champions Read
2011 One World, Many Stories
2010 Across the Story Bridge
2009 Book Safari
2008 Fuel Your Mind
2007 READiscover
2006 Book Now!
2005 Reading Rocks!
2004 Doorways
2003 Oceans of Stories
2002 Book Week – Book Feast
2001 2001: A Book Odyssey
2000 The Edge of Tomorrow
1999 Weave the Book Web
1998 Put Yourself in the Picture
1997 Bookaleidoscope
1996 Anywhere Anytime Anybook
1995 Celebrate with Stories
1994 Carnival of Books
1993 Go Under Cover
1992 Windows into Worlds
1991 Book into the Future
1990 Imagine if you will….
1989 Dream Time
1988 A Page of History
1987 Sail Away with books
1986 Key into Books
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Symphony of Stories - vintage book series
Take a look at this Pinterest of picture books and images to link with the slogan
Perhaps you recognise these books (see below) called Fantasia Pictorial and have them in your school library. They were published in the 1970s and had the MOST amazing illustrations by different Japanese illustrators.
This series would be SO perfect to read this year and link with the CBCA slogan "Symphony of Stories". I guess most libraries will have 'weeded' these books which makes me sad but you could use this list of stories as a way to extend your discussions about the 2026 slogan OR you could share these famous pieces of music with your school music teacher if you are lucky enough to have one. AND check out this list of 10 of the best pieces of classical music for children from Classic FM (note the video links do contain advertising). I also found this set of lessons from BBC aimed at Primary level students.
I am guessing this series Fantasia Pictorial was linked with the famous Fantasia movie which included The Nutcracker Suite; The Sorcerer's Apprentice; and Night on Bald Mountain.
Here are some covers from the Fantasia Pictorial series plus other more recent picture book editions of these famous stories:
I couldn't find a picture book for this famous music
It might be good to hunt out other ballet stories books such as these:
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