Girls Book Week Costumes for School Parades & Dress-Up Days
Our girls Book Week costumes range covers storybook heroines, fairy tale favourites and classic characters that work for Australian school parades, library events and classroom dress-up days. Choose from recognisable literary characters, easy dress-based outfits, witches, princesses, pirates and storybook animals across toddler to teen sizes.
Book Week 2026 Costume Ideas for Girls
Book Week 2026 runs from 22–28 August in Australia, with the CBCA theme Symphony of Stories. Most schools hold their parade or dress-up day during this week, though the exact date can vary by school. Ordering early leaves time to try the costume on, plan hair and accessories, and swap sizes if needed.
Popular Book Week Costume Ideas for Girls
Popular Book Week ideas for girls include Alice in Wonderland, Dorothy, Little Red Riding Hood, Mary Poppins, fairy tale princesses, witches and wizards, storybook animals, pirates and classic schoolgirl storybook looks. A dress-based costume with one or two simple accessories is easy to wear all day and instantly recognisable in a parade line-up.
Easy Girls Book Week Costumes
For an easy option, pick a single-piece dress costume and add a headband, cape or basket. Many girls costumes in this range arrive as complete sets, so there is nothing extra to make. If your school has a class theme, our Storybook Characters and Book Week Accessories ranges help finish the look.
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