Whether at school or at home, book week is a wonderful excuse to wear fancy dress costumes depicting the most memorable literary characters. Costumes for book week range from the scariest of villains to the sweetest of fairy godmothers and everyone in between. The variety in kids costumes bring these stories alive during book week. With so many characters from so many wonderful books, its difficult to pick just one.

Fans around the globe are celebrating the return of the Caped Crusader in Warner Bros. blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises. In the latest installment of the Dark Knight films we see Batman returning from exile to confront Bane, a ruthless terrorist bent on destroying the City of Gotham. Bane is also an associate of Selina Kyle, the notorious Catwoman. What better way to celebrate the new release than with a Batman themed party and your very own Batman Dark Knight costumes?

Go dressed as your favourite “Champion,” which is part of the theme for Book Week 2012, August 18th – August 24th. Costumes for Book Week are not only worn by kids, but classroom teachers and librarians develop story telling competitions and fun while learning activities.

The Oz Comic Con will be held in Melbourne 30th June and 1st July 2012, so there is still plenty of time to prepare. One of the most sacred traditions of Comic Cons throughout the globe is dressing up. Comic Con costumes are vital to truly enjoy the Comic Con experience. Fancy Dress Costumes are designed to mimic characters in popular culture and is referred to by many fans as "cosplay." In fact, the Oz Comic Con has a cosplay competition, in which serious costume designers can show off their outfits and win some prizes.

The new Mirror Mirror movie is currently being shown in Australia and other parts in the world. The film is based off the fairy tale "Snow White" and was directed by Tarsem Singh. The film stars Julia Roberts, Arnie Hammer, and Nathan Lane.

If you’re contemplating on helping out your kids find costumes for book week, you’d be amazed at how relatively easy it is to discover or find book week costumes that are affordable, and easy to make. With the celebration being literarily inclined, you can get ideas for kids book week costumes from their favorite stories themselves...

The Dark Shadows movie, the latest movie from the mind of Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, is based on a gothic soap opera from the late 60s and early 70s. However, the new movie has basically nothing to do with the old TV series, and is trying to separate itself as much as possible from its origins, making the film a dramedy.

Australia's annual School Book Week always brings with it fun for readers of every age, and many look forward to the chance to showcase their creative genius with fun book week costumes to highlight their favorite piece of literature. Coming up with the perfect kids costume does not have to break the bank. There are several ideas that can be used to make fun kids costumes without spending much money.

Every year since 1945, Australia has held a festival celebrating Australian authors and their books. The entire community comes together to honor Australian authors and illustrators with a nationwide Book Week. Children in schools learn about these Australian men and women and become introduced to their books in hopes of instilling the importance of reading.