What is your favourite Australian Children's Book?

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It's children's book week, so let's celebrate the fabulous Australian authors who write children's book week.

Which is these modern classics is favourite in your household?

Let's see who we can award the Prestigious Bub Hub Reader's Award!!!

If your favourite book isn't on the list, select 'other' and add a post in the thread.

[Ruby Sneakers]

:australia-flag-06:Bollygum - has the most amazing water colour pictures of the aussie bush and animals and a lovely story (quite long though)

[JATS]

Voted for Animalia, I love that book and always have, DS's fav is another Graeme Base though, 'The Waterhole'.

There's so many though! Love the classics;
Norman Lindsay's The Magic Pudding
May Gibbs' Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

[catch 22]

I voted other. I love magpie island by colin tealie. (sp) i dont have google as on phone.

[HART]

I love 'Time for Bed' by Mem Fox and also
"We are going on a Bear Hunt".

We also love "The Waterhole" - such beautiful illustrations and lots of fun finding the hiden animals

[FearlessLeader]

so many to mention...

Billy the Punk -Jessica Carrol
time for bed- mem fox
the arrival- Shaun Tan (though not at all just for kids)
nobody owns the moon- tohby riddle (shortlisted last year)
wombat stew
where the forest meets the sea
my place
the great bear- libby gleeson
horrible harriet


we are so spoilt for great children's books in this country :smiliedance:

[CocktailBubba]

Possum magic :)

[Myztik]

I picked Possum Magic..

Would've put other and gone with Snugglepot and Cuddlepie but not sure if that counts as modern?

also fixed the typo in the poll options :raspberry:

[RoarsomeMum]

Have to toss up beween

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Mozzie and My sister has a big black beard!

We are lucky, there are sooooooo many great ones!

[bubhub]

:raspberry: to you to Myztik :)

[mum2bubba]

I love Possum Magic and Animalia. Kids love them too.

I also like Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge, I haven't got that one for the kids yet.

[sarajeff17]

I love Aussie Jingle Bells by colin buchannon .

every year my preschool kids would perform it and during the year i would see my preschoolers sneak to the xmas book section in july . just to look at the book it was a favourite . its catchy and i think kids love it cause it represents australia so well .

[earthfairy]

I love the Gum Nut Babies books too :goodvibes:

Wombat Stew is a good one too...as is Blinky Bill! Oh & Hairy McLairy From Donaldson's Dairy!!!

One of my faves would have to be Banjo Paterson's "The Animals Noah Forgot" :)

I could go on all day!

[London]

'Wombat Stew, Wombat Stew, ooey-gooey yummy chewy, Wombat Stew' Ohhh brings back memories!

I chose Possum Magic out of your list. I still have my copy from when I was little and read it to DS :)

[jaq]

I'd have to say "Time for Bed"

And I do love the Hairy McLary books - our favourites are Hairy mcClary and Zachary Quack, and the one about Schnitzel von Krumm. But I think they are officially Kiwi books!

[TurnedBatty]

The magic pudding by Norman lindsay. :) (I am even getting married at his art gallery, might have to get a nice snap next to the magic pudding statue;))

But seeing as I voted before I saw it said modern, I would have to say "Where is the green sheep?"

[gidygirl]

i chose possum magic from the list...

but my mum and i are currently on a hunt for a copy of wombat stew.

[Myztik]

I'd have to say "Time for Bed"

And I do love the Hairy McLary books - our favourites are Hairy mcClary and Zachary Quack, and the one about Schnitzel von Krumm. But I think they are officially Kiwi books!

We love them too :yes: DS2 is into reciting Slinky Malinky atm too, it's so cute.

[Purplebird]

I love Alison Lesters books. Magic Beach is just beautiful. Dd loves it too and it always sends her to sleep which is a bonus!

[Leisa21]

Love Time for bed. DS and I had it memorised by the time he was 12 months old. He tells it to his teddies word for word, it's so cute :bee:

[jaq]

Sofia used to kiss the little girl at the end of Time for Bed as part of her bedtime routine :p

[Leisa21]

Sofia used to kiss the little girl at the end of Time for Bed as part of her bedtime routine :p
I love the sweetness of toddlers, so beautiful. I could have a million 1-3 year olds :D.

[earthfairy]

And I do love the Hairy McLary books - our favourites are Hairy mcClary and Zachary Quack, and the one about Schnitzel von Krumm. But I think they are officially Kiwi books!

Apologies :o I thought they were Australian.

[loving6]

Where's crunch the crocidile?

[earthfairy]

Loving5 - i was TRYING to remember the name of that book today when i was posting but DD was asleep & her bookshelf is in her room!

DD LOVES this book!!!!:D

[Happy2be3]

I just read a cute book called "come by chance" which I'm pretty sure was written by an Australian.I was facinated to read in the back of the book that it was originally printed in 1988.. and reprinted in 2009. Its got awesome drawings and a simple but beautiful message :)

[tarly82]

Koala Lou.. I do love you:valentine:

[A Party of Five]

Where is the Green Sheep - Mem Fox :yelclap:

[Happy2be3]

GRUG... you gotta love Grug!! I just found my old Grug books.. 20 years later my son loves reading them :):goodvibes:

[nic1985]

GRUG... you gotta love Grug!! I just found my old Grug books.. 20 years later my son loves reading them :):goodvibes:

i found a little shop the other week that sells the whole series... Grug is my all time fav:yelclap:

[TheSudgestionator]

We have a book called 'teddys night lost in the bush'. I have no idea how old it is but it uses very old (very australian) phrases and I LOVE IT. Its also VERY long for DDs age but I still keep reading it to her :D

[MissSookyLaLa]

Definitely "we're going on a bear hunt"

followed by 'where is the green sheep'

[MagicalLeopluradon]

We love "where is the green sheep" here....DS1 loves the page where the sheep are eating cake and screams CAKE CAKE over and over and over haha!

[ronniewilliams]

Love Time for bed. DS and I had it memorised by the time he was 12 months old. He tells it to his teddies word for word, it's so cute :bee:

I agree with Leisa and I also chose "Love time for bed" its very interesting and beautiful book.

[davally]

Ten little fingers and ten little toes - Mem Fox.

I love most of Mem Fox's books and my favourite is Wherever You Are but 10 little fingers is DS' favourite.

I also love My Country by Dorothea McKellar, we have a picture book version that's gorgeous.


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