When did Book Week turn from a celebration of literature to a week propping up Kmart’s bottom line?

Just kidding. This is not ‘that’ kind of article.

As much as I love books and legitimate authors, I bought my kids’ costume too so I’m in no position to grandstand.

I even left it so late that Kmart and Spotlight had sold out, so I had to source my outfit from the very expensive costume shop instead. That’s karma for you.

I use the term ‘my’ deliberately because, let’s be honest, under a certain age there is very little creativity that comes from the kids. This is the most competitive week on the school calendar for parents.

Book Week really separates the parenting wheat from the chaff.

The wheat, in this case, are the mums and dads who painstakingly craft their kids’ costumes from s

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