Every year CBCA Book Week has a different theme, to celebrate this year's theme 'Book an Adventure', we've compiled a list of new and classic adventure themed picture books and made a fun interactive craft inspired by this theme for you to make at home!
Mike Henson and Katie Vernon
This is not a book. It’s a plane… it’s a dinosaur… and so much more! Dive into the book that isn’t a book and interact with the pages to create exciting new objects and worlds. Fly the book like anairplane, wear it like a hat, turn it into a monster mask, transform it into a roaring dinosaur, or sail it like a pirate ship! And with bright, fantastical illustrations from Katie Vernon, there is nothing normal about this picture book! This playful picture book includes flaps and die-cuts, creating an entertaining and interactive reading experience that children will be actively involved in. This fantastic playbook will unlock and boost a child’s imagination, encouraging ALL children to love and enjoy books.
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Kristin Martin and Nicky Johnston
A group of neighbourhood friends search for adventure. They climb mountains, sail through waterfalls and snorkel the reef. At night, they marvel at the sky above and wonder where to go next.
Where Shall We Travel Today? is a delightful story about the power of the imagination, of stories and of exploring the world together.
Mick Jackson and Rashin Kheiriyeh
Any young child anticipating a move will connect with—and smile at—this fanciful, warmly humorous picture book debut from a literary author and an award-winning illustrator. When a little boy learns that his family will be moving house, he’s curious and excited. What else could that mean but having their house hoisted up by cranes and moved from one location to another? He imagines his wonderful house winding its way through narrow streets, maybe even sailing down the river—and himself traveling with it, waving to everyone as they pass. But when it turns out he’ll actually be saying goodbye to his first-ever home, with its familiar nooks and hideaways, he’s suddenly not so sure. Maybe if he can bring all his special things—and has his family around him—the move will still be an adventure? With whimsy and nuance, author Mick Jackson and illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh explore a potentially fraught childhood passage in this delightful, touching story that will serve as a valuable resource for parents and young ones alike.
Brandon Sanderson and Kazu Kibuishi
In this humorous epic adventure, a boy is, on the one hand, having an ordinary day. He does his math homework and his chores and takes a nap...all while a surprising adventure unfolds around him involving pirates, dragons, and other unexpected perils. With clever interplay between text and art and an expansive, imaginative arc, this modern classic is a landmark fantasy picture book.
by Alison Lester
Filled with fun rhymes and make-believe stories, this wonderfully illustrated children's tale offers an imaginative view of a beach that includes swimming, surfing, and splashing. From sand castles and rock pools to boats and fish, the realistic scenes evoke images of a summer day along the waterfront where anything can happen.
by Adam Guillain, Charlotte Huillain and Tony Neal
Can YOU tell the best fairy tale ever? Pick a new story again and again in this interactive picture book! Join in and read along in this funny picture book where YOU choose the story? With over 60 magical and funny story options to choose from on every page, from noble princesses and big bad trolls, gingerbread house and glistening palaces, how many fairy tales can you tell and will everybody live happily ever after? With so many different story options to choose each time, these books can be enjoyed again and again and again!
by Michael Rosen
Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.. Will you come too? For more than twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Join in the fun!
by Maurice Sendak
Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their king.
Below you will find a video and templates for our 'Book an Adventure' themed craft.
Download the templates:
adventure-Book-template.pdf(PDF, 10MB)
octopus-and-books-template.pdf(PDF, 3MB)
For this craft you will need:
Directions:
First colour in and decorate your adventure book and octopus templates.
Then cut out the octopus’ head, books and two strips of coloured card or paper to make the 7 and 8 arms. Fold your book template and your octopus head in half. Then fold along the dotted lines of the octopus head to make it pop-up.
Glue the folded flaps on the octopus head in the center of your book. Next, curl your coloured paper strips around your pencil or marker, then sticky tape them to your octopus. And finally, sticky tape the books to the pop-up tentacles.
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