Children's Titles1.0
These titles are aimed at child audiences, and the stories carry a distinct Australian feel.
- Jack and the Giant Barramundi
Based on an old bush yarn about a giant fish that pulled a bend in the river. 20 pages. - Grandfather's Wild Friends
About a nice grandfather and a nasty uncle who is eaten by a shark to the satisfaction of all except the uncle, who was never happy anyway. 24 pages. - The Mother Who Threw Things
From my wife’s chance remark about how she and her sisters squabbled over toys. Her exasperated mother would solve the problem by throwing the toys onto the roof. 20 pages. - Paper Cabbages
An imitation must fulfil all the conditions of the genuine article to become the real thing. The drawings seem to resemble folklorists of my acquaintance. 16 pages. - Mrs Mifflin's very Small Thing
A story about a goldfish who wanted to be large. Inspired after publishers rejected my book Jack and the Giant Barramundi as I had already illustrated a book on big things. 16 pages. - Moonee and the Mangrove Man
Mermaids and mud skippers in the oozy mangroves around Port Douglas. 24 pages. - Joey Counts the Wren
A puzzle book with a creature hidden on every page. One of the frogs was so well hidden that I never ever found it and so had to draw in another one at a later stage. 24 pages. - The Bunyip's Breakfast
About monsters, mountain climbing and Charles and his uncle’s adventures. 24 pages. - The Rain of Cats (with Bill Scott)
Written by Bill Scott, illustrated by Ron Edwards. I had an idea for a story and jokingly sent the drawings in random order with no plot to Bill who produced a story. 16 pages. - Wanda's Wonky Wand
About a fairy whose wand caused problems and a conceited pop-star prince. 24 pages. - Gwendoline Fly
This story entertained my mother in a nursing home. Her comment was “I don’t want a damned fly named after me!” 16 pages. - The Magic Kookaburra
Robert helps a magic kookaburra with its head jammed in an emu egg. In return it gets him into and out of all sorts of trouble by learning to say things backwards. 24 pages. - Great Bendy Banksias!
An Australian version of Jack and the Beanstalk theme but instead of climbing to the clouds our hero ends up in the ocean, followed by a sausage barbecue on the beach. 24 pages - Spook and Possum Meet the Fairy
Spook and Possum were real people, as were all the other characters in this book, and they used to get together at Jondaryan Woolshed once a year for the Heritage Festival. 20 pages. - Spook and Possum and the Magic Cabbage
I would like to thank all the people who appear in this book and also the cabbage which stood up remarkably well for the couple of weeks that I used it as a model. 24 pages. - Spook and Possum and the Golden Boomerang
The pair discover how to live without working, by having their own bank. 20 pages. - Spook and Possum and the Naughty Unicorn
Another adventure of the two old swaggies and their friends. In this one they are sold a unicorn which looks remarkably like a horse with a billiard cue tied onto its head. - The Fat Flat Cat
Cautionary tale about a fat cat who becomes flat enough to be posted. 28 pages - The Fairy in the Sauce Bottle
About living in unwashed bottles and what to do if someone eats your home. 20 pages. - Sand Beach Girl (with Oochuyung)
By Oochuyung, illustrated by Ron Edwards. See Indigenous books. - Malaman and the Crocodile
By Oochuyung, illustrated by Ron Edwards. See Indigenous books. - The Biggest Fish
See Indigenous books. - Erubai in the Islands
See Indigenous books. - Looking for Yams (with Oochuyung)
By Oochuyung, illustrated by Ron Edwards. See Indigenous books. - Mister Ron’s Island Holiday
See Indigenous books. - Tri Pikinini (with Anna Larry)
See Indigenous books. - Wis wei y mek-e assis dampa boi (with Anna Larry)
See Indigenous books. - An Unexpected Holiday
See Indigenous books. - The Horse that Winked
One of a series of children’s books that will suit all those young girls who are mad about horses. - The Bay Brumby
One of a series of children’s books that will suit all those young girls who are mad about horses. This is directed more to the young teenager. - The Spotted Pony
One of a series of children’s books that will suit all those young girls who are mad about horses. - Walter Bandicoot
Walter Bandicoot became famous as the first bandicoot to achieve National Acclaim as a singer. This is the first biography written about this remarkable animal who, up to this time, has been totally ignored by the critics. - Girl in the Wind (with Oochuyung)
By Oochuyung, illustrated by Ron Edwards. See Indigenous books. - One-arm Archy
The story of one-arm Archy, the careless lion tamer. - Mister Spud's Picker-upper
All those little places around Australia that have won the Tidy Towns competition have had to thank Mister Spud for his work in bringing their town up to award winning standard.
