The week is a celebration of children’s literature, reading and authors, created by the Children’s Book Council of Australia to help foster a lifelong love of reading. “We celebrate it throughout the month because one week isn’t quite enough,” Ms Mustey said. Photo by Supplied“I think (its) theme is fantastic because it’s all about characters,” Ms Mustey said. “This week is so important because books are so important,” Ms Stewart said. Information about some of the upcoming CBW events can be found below.