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Fox wrote her first draft for Possum Magic in 1978, during a course in children's literature at Flinders University.Over five years, nine publishers rejected the draft. When it was accepted by Omnibus Books in Adelaide they asked Fox to reduce the book, then titled Hush the Invisible Mouse, by two-thirds (the original text ran four and a half pages without illustrations) and to change the mice ...
Uno's Garden is a picture book written and illustrated by Australian children's author Graeme Base.The story features themes of environmental degradation, conservation of nature and habitat, and extinction.
Animalia is an alliterative alphabet book and contains twenty-six illustrations, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each illustration features an animal from the animal kingdom (A is for alligator and armadillo, B is for butterfly, C is for cat, etc.) along with a short poem utilizing the letter of the page for many of the words.
Her picture book, Clive Eats Alligators was commended in the Australian Picture Book of the Year Awards 1986, Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo was short-listed in 2000 for the same award and her experience-based picture book, The Journey Home, was honoured by the judges in 1990. Her novel, The Quicksand Pony, was named a CBCA Notable Book in 1997 ...
The Australia Book: Eve Pownall Margaret Senior John Sands Ltd. 1952 Bush Haven Animals: An Australian picture story [9] [10] Margaret Senior Margaret Senior John Sands Ltd. 1955 Cousins-come-lately: adventures in old Sydney town [11] Eve Pownall Margaret Senior Shakespeare Head Press: 1955 John of the Sirius [12] Doris Chadwick Margaret Senior
Australian picture books (2 C, 58 P) T. Australian television shows based on children's books (20 P) Pages in category "Australian children's books"
The Magic Pudding: Being The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff is a 1918 Australian children's book written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay. It is a comic fantasy, and a classic of Australian children's literature. The story is set in Australia with humans mixing with anthropomorphic animals. It tells ...
January Magazine', in its review, wrote: "..this book is .. aimed squarely at children, though it is a surprise for those who know the artist's other work to see her mark on this book", and described it as "a joyous romp through the lives of sheep" and "a perfect book for bedtime reading with your toddler". [5]