Book Week Costume Ideas

Book Week 2024 is just around the corner! The Children’s Book Council of Australia has been celebrating Book Week since its establishment in 1945, with the aim to encourage children of all ages to come together and celebrate books of high literary and artistic quality. This years theme is Reading is Magic. The CBCA official Book Week dates usually go through to the end of August each year, however schools across Australia are seen coming together and celebrating literature the whole month of August and October. Our book week costumes allow children to become their favourite literary character for a day, and to explore the importance and joy of reading no matter what age your are. The theme "Reading is Magic" allows our imaginations to run wild and celebrate characters from Peter Pan to Harry Potter or even Alice in Wonderland. Here at Costumes To Buy, we’re Australia's largest costume store with a huge range of Book Week costumes for all ages, from infants to adults. Whether it be a Fairytale Princesses, Little Red Riding Hood, Captain Hook, the Mad Hatter and everything in between, we have you covered. We offer super-fast delivery for all our Book Week costumes Australia wide! Beat the postage rush and come visit us in store at our huge showroom at 1/54 Prindiville Drive Wangara, Perth. Our huge store is open Monday - Saturday 9-5 and Thursday 9-8, or online 24hrs a day. We love to see your kids eyes light up when they see our huge range of costumes on offer as well as our mannequins dressed up as all the latest movie and superhero characters. We have heaps of change rooms so your child can try their costume on before buying so you know you’re getting the right costume and it fits perfectly.

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  • Shark Childs Onesie Costume

    Shark Childs Onesie Costume

    If you're looking for an iconic Australian costume then this Great White Pointer is for you. It is available in Child size, medium and large. It comes as an all in one jumpsuit with a long zip at the front. It is easy and comfortable to wear and made...

  • Grease T Birds Childs Jacket

    Grease T Birds Childs Jacket

    Grease is the word, when it comes to T Birds jackets. This Child size jacket is available in Medium (Age 6-8yrs) and Large (Age9-12yrs). The black jacket looks like leather but is actually made in 100% polyester and has the recognizable embroidered T...

  • Harry Potter Broom

    Harry Potter Broom

    You're costume isn't complete without the ever famous harry potter broom with golden legs. Costume Accessory: One Harry Potter Brown Broom with Gold Legs. 91cms Long.

    $39.95
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  • Mouse Childs Costume

    Mouse Childs Costume

    This cute as a button childs unisex costume, available in medium to fit 7 to 9 year olds, comes as an all in one jumpsuit, onesie, funsie style. It has an attached balaclava with the face of a mouse that sits on top of the head. The mouse is grey in...

  • Victorian School Girl Pioneer Costume

    Victorian School Girl Pioneer Costume

    This delightful Victorian school girl costume includes a soft grey three quarter length collared dress with a blue and white paisley insert with two white buttons and little puff sleeves The grey part of the dress resembles an overlayed apron,...

  • Evil Jester Childs Costume - Red/Black

    Evil Jester Childs Costume - Red/Black

    This Childs Evil Jester costume is perfect for Halloween. It's available in Childs Size, small, medium, large and x-large. It's made from 100% polyester and consists of elasticised red and black pants with ragged cuffs. A matching red and black top with...

  • Shrek Princess Fiona Deluxe Girls Costume

    Shrek Princess Fiona Deluxe Girls Costume

    Princess Fiona is Shrek's love interest in the popular animated Disney Movie Series. You'll love this beautiful costume, available in Childs Size, small, medium and large. It comes with a headband with green attached ears, a green belt trimmed in silver...

  • Fox Childs Costume

    Fox Childs Costume

    The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog, was, and still, is a sentence used to test typing skills, as it contains all the letters in the alphabet. This cute brown and white full length onesie or funsie, is perfect for Book Week, School Plays or...

    $49.95
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  • WW1 Childs Nurse Costume

    WW1 Childs Nurse Costume

    This Childs size nurses costume comes in sizes, small, medium and large. It comes with a pale blue, collared dress with long sleeves and attached white apron with a recognizable large Red Cross. There is a matching nurses veil also with the Red Cross...

  • Wheres Wally Wenda Childs Costume

    Wheres Wally Wenda Childs Costume

    This Officially Licensed costume is so recognizable, people just love Where's Wally ' it comes complete with the red and white striped beanie, with pom-pom, the red and white striped top and glasses. And, did you know that in the USA and Canada, the...

  • Victorian Poor Boys Pioneer Costume

    Victorian Poor Boys Pioneer Costume

    Victorian times were very tough on the poor, children were often made to work long hours in unsafe conditions. This Victorian Poor Boy costume comes with, brown tatty, patched breeches, green top with attached grey patched vest and a brown soft boys cap...

  • Victorian Poor Girl Pioneer Dress

    Victorian Poor Girl Pioneer Dress

    In Victorian times, young girls from poor families were often employed as scullery maids and expected to work long hours for little or no pay. This Childs size dress with attached white petticoat, edged with embroidery anglaise and matching white cap, is...

  • Arabian Princess Girls Costume

    Arabian Princess Girls Costume

    Princess Jasmine from the Disney animated movie Aladdin is strong willed and beautiful. This gorgeous turquoise harem outfit comes in Child size, medium and large. It includes the silky harem turquoise pants, trimmed in gold sequins, a bolero style silky...

  • Army Boys Costume

    Army Boys Costume

    2015 saw the 100th anniversary of the Anzacs landing at Gallipoli' This Army costume comes in Child size, small, medium and large. It's comfortable to wear, consisting of a pair of elasticised camouflage print pants and a collared camouflaged print shirt...

  • Queen of Hearts Girls Costume

    Queen of Hearts Girls Costume

    Alice in Wonderlands magical colourful character The Queen Of Hearts most memorable line is Off with their heads�' the fairytale never fails to delight. This is a great costume for your little girl to dress up in for Book Week. It is a quality costume...

  • Gangster Childs Costume

    Gangster Childs Costume

    So many TV Series and Hollywood Movies have been made about Gangsters. One of the best known of course is the Godfather� series and one of the best known Gansters is Al Capone, even though he died in 1945. More recently, the hit TV series, Boardwalk...

  • Captain Hook Childs Costume

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    Captain Hook Childs Costume

    The story of Peter Pan and his nemesis Captain Hook has delighted children and adults alike, for generations. And, this adorable Officially Licensed Disney, Captain Hook costume will delight your boy or girl. Perfect for Halloween, Book Week or any TV...

  • Alice Childs Costume - Alice In Wonderland

    Alice Childs Costume - Alice In Wonderland

    Your kid could really be the star of the show in this Alice Childs costume. Get her ready for an adventure in Wonderland in this costume features a 100% polyester blue dress with puff sleeves and Peter Pan collar. It also includes an attached lace...

  • Stealth Ninja Toddler Costume

    Stealth Ninja Toddler Costume

    A Ninja's role, included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations.Ninja figured prominently in folklore and legend, and as a result it is often difficult to separate historical fact from myth. Some...

  • Bilbo Baggins Child Costume The Hobbit

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    Bilbo Baggins Child Costume The Hobbit

    Bilbo Baggins was the main Hobbit character in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit and also a side character in The Lord Of the Rings. Hobbit's are very short, human like people with hairy feet. This costume is perfect for Book Week or Halloween and comes...

  • Shark Childs Onesie Costume

    Shark Childs Onesie Costume

    If you're looking for an iconic Australian costume then this Great White Pointer is for you. It is available in Child size, medium and large. It comes as an all in one jumpsuit with a long zip at the front. It is easy and comfortable to wear and made...

  • Grease T Birds Childs Jacket

    Grease T Birds Childs Jacket

    Grease is the word, when it comes to T Birds jackets. This Child size jacket is available in Medium (Age 6-8yrs) and Large (Age9-12yrs). The black jacket looks like leather but is actually made in 100% polyester and has the recognizable embroidered T...

  • Harry Potter Broom

    Harry Potter Broom

    You're costume isn't complete without the ever famous harry potter broom with golden legs. Costume Accessory: One Harry Potter Brown Broom with Gold Legs. 91cms Long.

    $39.95
    Add to Cart
  • Mouse Childs Costume

    Mouse Childs Costume

    This cute as a button childs unisex costume, available in medium to fit 7 to 9 year olds, comes as an all in one jumpsuit, onesie, funsie style. It has an attached balaclava with the face of a mouse that sits on top of the head. The mouse is grey in...

  • Victorian School Girl Pioneer Costume

    Victorian School Girl Pioneer Costume

    This delightful Victorian school girl costume includes a soft grey three quarter length collared dress with a blue and white paisley insert with two white buttons and little puff sleeves The grey part of the dress resembles an overlayed apron,...

  • Evil Jester Childs Costume - Red/Black

    Evil Jester Childs Costume - Red/Black

    This Childs Evil Jester costume is perfect for Halloween. It's available in Childs Size, small, medium, large and x-large. It's made from 100% polyester and consists of elasticised red and black pants with ragged cuffs. A matching red and black top with...

  • Shrek Princess Fiona Deluxe Girls Costume

    Shrek Princess Fiona Deluxe Girls Costume

    Princess Fiona is Shrek's love interest in the popular animated Disney Movie Series. You'll love this beautiful costume, available in Childs Size, small, medium and large. It comes with a headband with green attached ears, a green belt trimmed in silver...

  • Fox Childs Costume

    Fox Childs Costume

    The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog, was, and still, is a sentence used to test typing skills, as it contains all the letters in the alphabet. This cute brown and white full length onesie or funsie, is perfect for Book Week, School Plays or...

    $49.95
    Add to Cart
  • WW1 Childs Nurse Costume

    WW1 Childs Nurse Costume

    This Childs size nurses costume comes in sizes, small, medium and large. It comes with a pale blue, collared dress with long sleeves and attached white apron with a recognizable large Red Cross. There is a matching nurses veil also with the Red Cross...

  • Wheres Wally Wenda Childs Costume

    Wheres Wally Wenda Childs Costume

    This Officially Licensed costume is so recognizable, people just love Where's Wally ' it comes complete with the red and white striped beanie, with pom-pom, the red and white striped top and glasses. And, did you know that in the USA and Canada, the...

  • Victorian Poor Boys Pioneer Costume

    Victorian Poor Boys Pioneer Costume

    Victorian times were very tough on the poor, children were often made to work long hours in unsafe conditions. This Victorian Poor Boy costume comes with, brown tatty, patched breeches, green top with attached grey patched vest and a brown soft boys cap...

  • Victorian Poor Girl Pioneer Dress

    Victorian Poor Girl Pioneer Dress

    In Victorian times, young girls from poor families were often employed as scullery maids and expected to work long hours for little or no pay. This Childs size dress with attached white petticoat, edged with embroidery anglaise and matching white cap, is...

  • Arabian Princess Girls Costume

    Arabian Princess Girls Costume

    Princess Jasmine from the Disney animated movie Aladdin is strong willed and beautiful. This gorgeous turquoise harem outfit comes in Child size, medium and large. It includes the silky harem turquoise pants, trimmed in gold sequins, a bolero style silky...

  • Army Boys Costume

    Army Boys Costume

    2015 saw the 100th anniversary of the Anzacs landing at Gallipoli' This Army costume comes in Child size, small, medium and large. It's comfortable to wear, consisting of a pair of elasticised camouflage print pants and a collared camouflaged print shirt...

  • Queen of Hearts Girls Costume

    Queen of Hearts Girls Costume

    Alice in Wonderlands magical colourful character The Queen Of Hearts most memorable line is Off with their heads�' the fairytale never fails to delight. This is a great costume for your little girl to dress up in for Book Week. It is a quality costume...

  • Gangster Childs Costume

    Gangster Childs Costume

    So many TV Series and Hollywood Movies have been made about Gangsters. One of the best known of course is the Godfather� series and one of the best known Gansters is Al Capone, even though he died in 1945. More recently, the hit TV series, Boardwalk...

  • Captain Hook Childs Costume

    Rubies

    Captain Hook Childs Costume

    The story of Peter Pan and his nemesis Captain Hook has delighted children and adults alike, for generations. And, this adorable Officially Licensed Disney, Captain Hook costume will delight your boy or girl. Perfect for Halloween, Book Week or any TV...

  • Alice Childs Costume - Alice In Wonderland

    Alice Childs Costume - Alice In Wonderland

    Your kid could really be the star of the show in this Alice Childs costume. Get her ready for an adventure in Wonderland in this costume features a 100% polyester blue dress with puff sleeves and Peter Pan collar. It also includes an attached lace...

  • Stealth Ninja Toddler Costume

    Stealth Ninja Toddler Costume

    A Ninja's role, included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations.Ninja figured prominently in folklore and legend, and as a result it is often difficult to separate historical fact from myth. Some...

  • Bilbo Baggins Child Costume The Hobbit

    Rubies

    Bilbo Baggins Child Costume The Hobbit

    Bilbo Baggins was the main Hobbit character in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit and also a side character in The Lord Of the Rings. Hobbit's are very short, human like people with hairy feet. This costume is perfect for Book Week or Halloween and comes...