Another year, another Book Week done and dusted!
But it wouldn’t be the end of another great week of costume creativity without our annual Mum Central Book Week parade!
So which parents went above and beyond the traditional pirate attire to find dress up treasure during Book Week 2018?
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 1 book week costume 2018 find your treasure](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-treasure.jpg)
Check out these incredible Book Week costume ideas, most from our very own Mum Central audience, that get a shiny gold star for awesomeness.
Best Book Week costume ideas
Alice in Wonderland and Claris
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 2 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-alice.jpg)
Pig the Pug and IT (*shudder*)Â
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 3 best bookweek costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-pug.jpg)
Bad Guys and Green Eggs and Ham
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 4 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-badguys.jpg)
The Jungle Book and Goth Girl
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 5 book week costumes](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-jungle.jpg)
Where’s Wally and Pig the Star
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 6 book week costumes for kids](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-pig.jpg)
Pinocchio and Geppetto
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 7 book week 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pinocchio-book-week.jpg)
The Day the Crayons Quit
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 8 Book week costumes crayons](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-crayons.jpg)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 9 bookweek costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-beasts.jpg)
Where the Wild Things Are
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 10 book week where the wild things are](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wild-things-book-week.jpg)
Ella Diaries
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 11 bookweek costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-ella.jpg)
The Wizard of Oz
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 12 book week 2018 wizard of oz](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/book-week-2018-dorothy.jpg)
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 13 bookweek costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-oz.jpg)
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 14 book week costumes wizard of oz](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-oz2.jpg)
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 15 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-pigeon.jpg)
Alice in Wonderland
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 16 Alice in Wonderland book week costumes](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mad-hatter-book-week.jpg)
A Child’s First Book of Trump (Yes, this is a book!)
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 17 bookweek costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-trump.jpg)
Beauty and the Beast
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 18 book week 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/beauty-book-week.jpg)
Where’s Wally
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 19 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-wally.jpg)
The Gruffalo
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 20 book week costumes](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-gruffalo.jpg)
Bad Guys
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 21 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-badguys2.jpg)
Oh the Places You’ll Go
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 22 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-places-you-go.jpg)
The Cat in the Hat
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 23 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-cat.jpg)
The Lorax
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 24 Dr Seuss book week customes](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lorax-book-week.jpg)
Fox in Socks
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 25 mum central](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Fox-Book-Week-costume.jpg)
Dear Zoo
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 26 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-dearzoo.jpg)
Frida Kahlo
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 27 book week costumes frida kahlo](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/frida-kahlo.jpg)
Thelma the Unicorn
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 28 book week costumes ideas](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/unicorn-book-week.jpg)
Madeline
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 29 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-madeline.jpg)
Where is the Green Sheep?
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 30 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-green-sheep.jpg)
The Gumnut Babies: Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 31 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-gumnut.jpg)
The Paper Bag Princess
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 32 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-paperbag.jpg)
The Chronicles of Narnia
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 33 bookweek costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookweek-2018-witch.jpg)
There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Mozzie
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 34 book week costumes 2018](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/book-week-2018-mozzie.jpg)
Paddington
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 35 Paddington easy book week costume](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/paddington-book-week-costume.jpg)
Anh Do, Weirdo
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 36 Anh Do - Book Week costume ideas](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Anh-Do-Weirdo-763x1024.jpg)
Raggedy Ann
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 37 Raggedy Ann Book Week costume idea](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/raggedy-ann-book-week.jpg)
Goldilocks
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 38 mum central](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/goldilocks-book-week.jpg)
Robin Hood
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 39 Robin Hood Book Week costume ideas](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/robin-hood-book-week.jpg)
Eric the Viking
![47 Brilliant Book Week Costume Ideas to Pinch For the Next Parade 40 Viking book week costume](https://mumcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Viking-book-week.jpg)
Whether you love Book Week or loathe it, one thing is certain – with these costume treasures, there’s plenty of inspiration for next year! And a big thank you to all our Mum Central readers who submitted their photos.
Looking for more Book Week costume ideas? Check out these ridiculously easy Book Week costumes as well as our Book Week Parade from 2017.Â