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Book Week gallery | Characters leap off the page and on to Bourchier St

By Taylah Baker

Aug 30, 2023

Seeing red: Year 2 student Miguel Silvestre Terashima looks bad to the bone during the parade. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Book Week rippled through schools nationwide, but there was something special about the concluding celebration at Bourchier St Primary School in Shepparton.

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Maybe it was the little faces unrecognisable under face paint and fluffy facial hair.

Or the colours that burst across the school assembly as excitement for the class parades came together.

Whatever you put it down to, the students brought their A+ game to the final day of Book Week on Friday, August 25, and News photographer Rechelle Zammit was there to capture the characters.

Fantasy: A magical day brought to you by Year 1 unicorn Elizabeth-Jean Meredith. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Wing it: There is a sparkle about Year 4 student Penelope Sole dressed as a fairy. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Staying zen: Say konnichiwa to Year 2 student Clara Silvestre Terashima’s costume. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Go green: Year 4 student Wyatt Lewczuk made his costume brick by brick. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

All mad here: Crowds are in Wonder(land) at Year 5 Eva Watson’s Mad Hatter dress-up. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

The Candy Man: Year 3 Jimmy Morrison has a golden ticket to sweeten the parade. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Un-bear-lievable: Paddington Bear, aka Year 1 student Lenny Campbell, drops by on the way to London. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Shine on: Year 3 Kiara Cox receives the royal treatment during the Book Week parade. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

The Lorax: Year 1 student Stefan Schwab was speaking for the trees last Friday. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Back in black: Year 2 Alyssa Stewart parades down the runway. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Crafty: Minecraft characters, including Year 1 Austin Lewczuk as Steve, came to life. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Fly, you fools: Year 4 student Liam Graham dressed as Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

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