![Central Tilba Public School was a riot of colour and imagination for the Book Character Parade on Monday, August 21. Picture by Marion Williams Central Tilba Public School was a riot of colour and imagination for the Book Character Parade on Monday, August 21. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/9717c26f-388f-4c77-8c82-5ed909531335.jpeg/r296_376_3853_2240_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Tilba was ringing with excited laughter when pupils from Central Tilba Public School brought book characters from across the ages to life at the Book Character Parade.
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The children's imaginations ran wild much to the delight of teachers and the parents who came to see the parade at the school on Monday, August 21.
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![Pupils from K-class at Central Tilba Public School dressed up for the Book Character Parade on August 21. Picture by Marion Williams Pupils from K-class at Central Tilba Public School dressed up for the Book Character Parade on August 21. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/250050fc-a1f8-4953-a8c5-6269b5f02742.jpeg/r1201_466_3181_1989_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Characters came from classic children's books like Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, The Cat in the Hat and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
![Year 1 pupils at Central Tilba Public School at the Book Character Parade on Monday, August 21. Picture by Marion Williams Year 1 pupils at Central Tilba Public School at the Book Character Parade on Monday, August 21. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/3cd2dc85-20f7-4d24-8401-bca87f51161c.jpeg/r475_600_2787_2267_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Other pupils took inspiration from more modern books such as Harry Potter, Tippy and Jellybean, Mr McGee, Little Ash, Barefoot Kids, Steven Seagull and Pip the Little Penguin.
![Year 2 pupils at Central Tilba Public School dressed up as some of their favourite book characters on Monday, August 21. Picture by Marion Williams Year 2 pupils at Central Tilba Public School dressed up as some of their favourite book characters on Monday, August 21. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/f5b7764e-6d77-4b92-a50f-56e40775818c.jpeg/r735_582_3109_2177_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Several children came as characters from films with Star Wars being a very popular choice while two pupils dressed as Barbie from this year's blockbuster movie.
Maleficent, Spiderman and Encanto also caught the imagination of some.
![These Year 3 pupils came dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, A Little Old Man and Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore. Picture by Marion Williams These Year 3 pupils came dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, A Little Old Man and Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/8fa426b9-7254-4fe7-9577-204906bd7852.jpeg/r394_224_3646_2267_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The teachers got into the act with school principal Tania Hextall dressed as Pippi Longstocking and Kara Munn dressed as Spot from the book Spot's First Walk.
Ms Hextall chose Pippi Longstocking because the pupils had recently been learning about Astrid Lindgren, the Swedish author who wrote the children's book.
![The book characters that Year 4 pupils dressed up as for Central Tilba Public School's Book Character Parade included Tinker Bell from Peter Pan and Hermione from Harry Potter. Picture by Marion Williams The book characters that Year 4 pupils dressed up as for Central Tilba Public School's Book Character Parade included Tinker Bell from Peter Pan and Hermione from Harry Potter. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/9b4d2f91-79c7-4a15-8a23-0ff4419c4f2c.jpeg/r134_161_3055_2177_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Cara Elton who works in the library came as Mary Poppins and another staff member dressed as Bob the Builder.
Some parents got involved too, with one mother dressed as the wolf/grandmother from Little Red Riding Hood and another dressed as a character from Winnie the Pooh.
![Pupils from Year 5 dressed up as Anne Frank, Mr McGee, Barbie and Barefoot Kids. Picture by Marion Williams Pupils from Year 5 dressed up as Anne Frank, Mr McGee, Barbie and Barefoot Kids. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/fd93a773-3e91-4a5f-a70c-b6f701a0533f.jpeg/r493_511_3405_2267_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
For the four Year 6 students it was the last time they would be in the parade and Ms Hextall said they were making memories that day.
To continue the book theme, Ms Elton created a competition for children, individually or in groups, to name all the book characters she had put in a picture of silhouettes.
![It was the last Book Character Parade for the Year 6 pupils at Central Tilba Public School. They drew inspiration from the films Star Wars and Malificent. Picture by Marion Williams It was the last Book Character Parade for the Year 6 pupils at Central Tilba Public School. They drew inspiration from the films Star Wars and Malificent. Picture by Marion Williams](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/180157781/6da64769-efc8-4430-b1c0-6a86001a0fb8.jpeg/r788_233_4032_1998_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
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