. antoinette_news might be a published author but she hates Book Week. Passionately. Categorically. Unreservedly. | OPINION
My eyes flashed open, and I jolted upright. Unrelenting WhatsApp notifications had disrupted my slumber. I wondered what could be so important and urgent, given the sun had barely risen.
No, I can’t sew, but I do know this year’s paradoxical theme for Book Week: “Dreaming with eyes open”. I prefer to call it “the-annual-parent’s-nightmare-rush-to-purchase-an-overpriced -highly-flammable-costume”. One of the most Googled queries this week was “last-minute Book Week costumes”.I love books – this year I even became a published author – but I don’t love the needless angst and cost pressure it puts on already time-poor parents.
Book Week is run by the Children’s Book Council of Australia, which encourages libraries, schools and even childcare centres to put on events to mark the week. It’s the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country.
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