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June Wall
Fiction
The Rainy Season
story by Sue Gibbison, illustrated by Anna Bron
Poems
Sailor
poem by Beverly McLoughland, illustrated by Matt Ottley
Fiction
I Am Still Anna
story by Simon Cooke, illustrated by Greg Holfeld
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The World of Geoffrey McSkimming and Stories
The School Magazine
Fiction
Novel Advice
story by Simon Cooke, illustrated by Sylvia Morris
Fiction
Talking to Tomorrow
story by John O'Brien, illustrated by Sylvia Morris
Fiction
The Mechanic’s Son
story by Lauri Kubuitsile, illustrated by Peter Sheehan
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The World of Ursula Dubosarsky and Plays
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Fiction
The Dog Without a Name
story by Alison A Ferguson, illustrated by Greg Holfeld
Fiction
The Rain Frog’s Song
story by Wendy McKay-Taylor, illustrated by Gabriel Evans
Poems
Happily Haunted
poem by Suzy Levinson, illustrated by Peter Sheehan
Fiction
The Most Boring Street in the World
story by Bill Nagelkerke, illustrated by Tohby Riddle
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Webinar series – Ursula Dubosarsky
Ursula Dubosarsky
Poems
The Sea
poem by Paula Stevenson, illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
Fiction
Remembrance Song
story by Simon Cooke, illustrated by Jenny Tan
Plays
The Fastest Girl in the World
play adapted from a Greco-Roman myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses by Ursula Dubosarsky, illustrated by Kerry Millard
Fiction
Finding Out
story by David Hill, illustrated by Sylvia Morris
Poems
Storm
poem by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Gaye Chapman
Fiction
Darcy Does Things Differently
story by Lara Cain Gray, illustrated by Anna Bron
Fiction
School Dog’s Big Mistake
story by Gaz Simpson , illustrated by Kim Gamble
Poems
Mudimals
poem by Claire Saxby , illustrated by David Legge
Fiction
Stinky Sid
story by Zoë Disher, illustrated by Anna Bron
Fiction
Midnight in Gnome City
story by Terry Lavelle, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Poems
Francesca Frog
poem by Maura Finn, illustrated by Christopher Nielsen
Poems
An Elephant, I Heard Someone Say
poem by Beverly McLoughland, illustrated by Anna Bron
Fiction
Once Upon a Time
story by Sara Matson, photo blue jay bird by watts_photos is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Fiction
April Fool
story by Katherine Battersby, illustrated by David Legge
Poems
Waiting
poem by Val Neubecker, illustrated by Matt Ottley
Fiction
The Thief Who Talked
a Chinese oral folk story translated and adapted by Ping Cui and Robert Colvin, illustrated by Stephen Axelsen
Fiction
Missuk’s Snow Geese
story by Anne Renaud, illustrated by Greg Holfeld
Fiction
The Flying Test
story by Sara Matson, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Articles
Will Wonders Never Cease? Doggy Diversity
article by Zoë Disher, photos The Dog Show by Alexander Khokhlov & Veronica Ershova
Plays
Why the Trees Lose Their Leaves
play by Sue Murray based on a Cherokee legend, illustrated by Anna Bron
Articles
Play with Your Words
article by Zoë Disher , image The BFG by Erik Roadfeldt
Fiction
Rain Sonata
story by Kara Peter, illustrated by Anna Bron
Fiction
The Clever Sun and Moon
story by Melissa Marr, illustrated by Vivienne To
Fiction
Waiting
story by Jack Gabolinscy, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Poems
Dragon in the Sky
poem by Kate Williams , illustrated by David Legge
Poems
When
poem by Kristin Martin, illustrated by David Legge
Poems
A Dessert Sky
poem by Jackie Hosking, illustrated by Matt Ottley
Poems
The Dry Country
poem by Vanessa Proctor, illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith
Poems
Rodent Rodeo
poem by Jody Jensen Shaffer, illustrated by Greg Holfeld
Poems
A History Through Chimneys
poem by Kaye Baillie, illustrated by Gabriel Evans
Poems
Sock Monster
poem by Beverley McWilliams, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Fiction
The Girl from Barellan
story by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
Plays
Santa’s Big Secret
play by Elizabeth Klein , illustrated by Greg Holfeld
Articles
Gold Fever
article by Noelene Martin, illustrations by Peter Sheehan
Fiction
You Can Have Mine
story by Alison McLennan, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Fiction
A Picnic For the Tortoise Family
English folktale retold by Karen Jameyson, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Fiction
Fish Out of Water
story by Terry Lavelle, illustrated by Anna Bron
Fiction
The Haunted Holiday
story by Marian McGuiness, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Poems
End of Term
poem by Anne Bell, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Articles
Where the blue bees fly
article by Carolyn Galbraith, photo Amegilla cingulata by Chiswick Chap
Poems
The Bonny Port of Sydney
poem by Henry Lawson, illustrated by Matt Ottley
Fiction
Day at the Zoo
story by Vivienne Fletcher, illustrated by Tohby Riddle
Poems
Magpie
Anne Bell, illustrated by Noela Young
Other
Pencils’s Pertinent Puzzler Page: Down Under
activity by Pencils D Barrymore
Other
Tricky Challenge Time: Find a DINKY DI word
activity by Mr Erasmus the Sloth
Other
Cumulus Aussie Holiday Puzzler
activity by Vern the Meerkat
Other
Make Your Own Emu Caller Word Finder
activity
Articles
Dossier of Discovery: A Seashell Smorgasbord
article by Anne Renaud, photo At Shell Beach by Bryn Pinzgauer
Poems
A Hairy Tank
poem by Jenny Blackford, illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith
Plays
Tomorrow Never Comes
play by Tohby Riddle, illustrated by Craig Phillips
Fiction
Three … Two … One!
story by Jenny Robson, illustrated by Peter Sheehan
Articles
Yum Yum!
article by Susan Letts, photo New Zealand, Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika by eliduke
Fiction
Phantoms of Madagascar (part one)
story by Geoffrey McSkimming, illustrated by Peter Sheehan
Fiction
Mr Kessel’s Bush Tucker Garden
story by Sally Dixon, illustrated by Gabriel Evans
Fiction
The Sirens of Sigsbee Deep (part one)
story by Geoffrey McSkimming, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Articles
Kangaroos Under the Pyramids
article by by Philippa Werry, illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
Poems
The Dilemma of a Dachshund
poem by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Tohby Riddle
Fiction
Birthday Bob (part one)
story by Geoffrey McSkimming, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Fiction
Collarenebri Cowboy
story by Marian McGuinness, illustrated by Aśka
Plays
Arachne, spider-girl
play by Ursula Dubosarsky adapted from a Roman myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, illustrated by Kerry Millard
Plays
The Boy Who Could Fly
play by Ursula Dubosarsky based on a myth found in the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses, illustrated by Kerry Millard