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  • That Magnetic Dog

    Bruce Whatley

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 1, 2001)
    From one of Australia's most highly regarded and talented authors and illustrators for children comes That Magnetic Dog Skitty is a very special dog - she's magnetic. But instead of attracting metal, she attracts food. All kinds of food, even peas!AWARDS1994 - Shortlisted, Young Adults Best Book Awards (YABBA)
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  • The Ugliest Dog in the World

    Bruce Whatley

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 29, 2018)
    Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is 'ugly', but in different ways. Mum thinks she's ugly in a cute sort of way, the lady next door thinks she's pretty, but you haven't seen the lady next door. My best friend even screams when she sees her...But I think she's beautiful, in a sloppy kind of way! Ages 3+ Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is 'ugly', but in different ways. Mum thinks she's ugly in a cute sort of way, the lady next door thinks she's pretty, but you haven't seen the lady next door. My best friend even screams when she sees her...But I think she's beautiful, in a sloppy kind of way! ∗Notable, Children's Book Council of the Year Awards, 1993 Ages 3+
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  • Counting on Frank

    Rod Clement

    Paperback (HarperCollins Canada, Limited, Aug. 16, 1993)
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  • The Man from Snowy River

    Andrew Barton Paterson

    Paperback (Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 1992)
    Tells the story of an Australian cowboy who rounded up a herd of wild horses all by himself
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  • The Cave Painters

    Percy Trezise

    Paperback (Angus & Robertson, July 1, 1991)
    Two Australian aborigine children go on a journey with their parents to visit their mother's people, the Yalanji, who live in caves containing paintings that relate the history of their ancestors
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  • Kenju's Forest

    Junko Morimoto

    Paperback (Angus & Robertson, Dec. 1, 1992)
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  • Princess Priscilla

    Stacey Apeitos

    Paperback (HarperCollins Publishers PTY, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Priscilla is bored because everyone in the castle is just too busy to spend time with her. When the dragon wakes up looking for breakfast though, only Priscilla knows how to fend him off. She makes a big pile of pancakes laced with sleeping potion, but how can she get the dragon eat the pancakes? Ages: 4 years+
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  • My Hiding Place

    Janet Shaw, Wendy de Paauw

    Paperback (HarperCollins, )
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  • Edward the Emu

    Sheena Knowles

    Paperback (Angus & Robertson Childrens, April 22, 1999)
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  • I Wanna Be Famous

    Bruce Whatley

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 12, 2018)
    Sometimes fame comes when you least expect it. I want to be famous when I grow up. But you have to do something very special to be famous. Perhaps I could be a crane driver like Dad, but whoever heard of a famous crane driver? Or a very good gardener like Mum, but I don't have green thumbs. Maybe a doctor - if I didn't hate the sight of blood. Sometimes fame comes when you least expect it, and I ended up being famous for just being me! Ages: 4+
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  • Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Robert Holden, Drahos Zak

    Paperback (HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, July 2, 1999)
    story about a piper in the Germany town of hermelin

  • Click Go the Shears

    Robert Ingpen

    Paperback (HarperCollins, )
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