The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) have announced the 2026 Children’s Book Week theme as ‘Symphony of Stories,’ and Briony Stewart as the 2024 Early Childhood winner for her picture book Gymnastica Fantastica! has illustrated the new theme poster!

Children’s Book Week will run from Saturday 22 August to Friday 28 August 2026, and you can watch Briony’s announcement of the new theme right here.