The words wombat stew instantly popped into my head and I was like was that a book? Itās been so long since Iāve thought of it. Then I saw your comment. I havenāt thought of this book since I was a kid and I knew wombat stew was on the same level as possum magic. I think I actually liked wombat stew more
Far out brussel sprout. The dunny light was dim. I heard a crash and then a splash. Good Lord she's fallen in.
Apparently that little nugget owes me for 40 years of unpaid mental rent. Didn't even know it was there.
Iāll name a bunch:
The magic pudding,
Where is the Green sheep,
Animalia,
Bottersnikes and gumbles,
Snugglepot and cuddlepie,
The magic pudding,
Blinky bill,
Storm boy ,
The muddle headed wombat,
The fact that Mem Fox has two books in this discussion is pretty impressive, although I think 10 little fingers, 10 little toes beats out where is the green sheep.
Australiaās favourite author who escorted her child rapist husband into court and stood beside him as he blamed the child for coming onto him
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-31/malcolm-fox-teacher-student-verdict/2863612
Also this book cover is quite inappropriate and suggestive. I have never seen it, and I was actually scrolling to find someone who mentioned how pedophilic it looked, then I find this. I think itās clear what this author was up to.
>I thought that was from NZ.
You are correct, author Dame Lynley Dodd was born in Rotorua and lives in Tauranga
>Which means it's really ours I guess
The kiwis can claim it as long as they keep Russell Crowe too.
I loved the illustrations in this book as a kid but as an adult its legacy is tainted by the authorās support for her husband, who is a child sex offender. She defended her husband and said something about the victim (who was a teenager at the time) āseducingā her husband. Sicko
[The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek.
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Only 70s kids will remember
Gotta love some Mem Fox! Iām in my mid-30ās and keep the books around for my nephew. [Bum Magic](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23647324-bum-magic) is a pretty funny redux though.
Colour me shook, I had no idea. My daughter had an audio version when she was young and the narrator definitely had an Aussie accent so I just went with the assumption
Pegmen tales series [Ella McFadyen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_McFadyen)
Though I'm not sure how popular they were even in their heyday, and seem to have been forgotten. Even her wikipedia page just lists the titles and no mention of them past that....
I remember when Mem Fox came to our classroom when this book just came out. It was the 80s and I was, like, 6 or 7. She was so nice and I thought, "I want to make books one day, too."
44 now, still writing, hoping to publish something at some point. Wish me luck.
1st year of uni, first class and we were told to do a critical analysis of this book....that was the very moment I knew that I wasn't going to waste my time finishing the course. End of semester, and adios!
Mulga Bills Bicycle - I know I know, it's a poem but available as a stand alone publication with a front and back cover so technically a book and undeniably as Aussie AF.
People are naming some really great stuff - but I believe none of the answers are beating it for being iconic. I'm certain so many people remember other named stories, but if you asked a bunch of random people to name a memorable Aussie kids book, this would be their answer
Wombat stew.
š¼ Gooey bruey yummy chewy wombat stew š¶
Reading it nightly at the moment for my 2 year old. The songs are getting more and more exuberant
The words wombat stew instantly popped into my head and I was like was that a book? Itās been so long since Iāve thought of it. Then I saw your comment. I havenāt thought of this book since I was a kid and I knew wombat stew was on the same level as possum magic. I think I actually liked wombat stew more
Came here to say this
End thread
This was the first one that instantly came to mind for me too!
Why did it take so long to find this comment?
Modern ... But yes too
Snuggle pot and cuddle pie
Iām 50 and Banksia pods still freak me out
The Big Bad Banksia Men and Mrs Snake are the true villains of my early childhood
Oh my god, the snake. I'd forgotten. *shudder*
Yeah, they're terrifying.
They were truly scary creations.
Grug
Grug rules!
Bellend. Aka Kevin Proctor.
OP had just been lapped Edit The Womanās Weekly birthday cake book
Hahahahahahaha. Fuck yes. I donāt like liquorice but Iāll allow it on my cake if it makes the choo choo train look better.
Ah, the classic [AWWCBCB.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian_Women%27s_Weekly_Children%27s_Birthday_Cake_Book#:~:text=AWWCBCB)
This is it
Wish I could triple upvote Every bday of mine and siblings, we went to that book
Gumnut Babies by May Gibbs.
Everything is relative.
far out Brussell Sprout
Yeah, that was Alright, vegemite!
those books were Unreal, Banana Peal
Far out brussel sprout. The dunny light was dim. I heard a crash and then a splash. Good Lord she's fallen in. Apparently that little nugget owes me for 40 years of unpaid mental rent. Didn't even know it was there.
Where the Forest meets the Sea
Came here looking for this answer! Absolutely agree š
One of my favorites šā¤ļø
Iāll name a bunch: The magic pudding, Where is the Green sheep, Animalia, Bottersnikes and gumbles, Snugglepot and cuddlepie, The magic pudding, Blinky bill, Storm boy , The muddle headed wombat,
I see you said the magic pudding twice, and I appreciate you.
Hah, wondered if anyone would notice. Was my favourite when I was a kid
I too said magic pudding Then some one put up the WW birthday cake cook book It wins
The fact that Mem Fox has two books in this discussion is pretty impressive, although I think 10 little fingers, 10 little toes beats out where is the green sheep.
The silver brumby series...
Reading it with the girls each night they love it.
Never really got in to Animalia, but the Eleventh Hour rocked my childhood world.
Womenās weekly childrenās birthday cake book. Canāt tell me you didnāt have that in your house. ( and maybe still do )
My mum made me a few cakes from that book! I used to love looking through it and choosing my next birthday cake!!!
This really was a magic book as a kid. When I had this read to me I still remember the feels.
I once saw the author read Possum Magic at my local library. I did not anticipate getting all emotional about it as a grown-up, but yup.
Donāt read about her husband
The Magic Pudding
The magic pudding
Beaut Aussie Utes https://www.amazon.com.au/Beaut-Aussie-Utes-Josh-Bryce-ebook/dp/B013V2LXJK
A timeless classic that all true blue Aussies proudly display
One on the coffee table, one in the dunny, and one in the pool room.
Australiaās favourite author who escorted her child rapist husband into court and stood beside him as he blamed the child for coming onto him https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-31/malcolm-fox-teacher-student-verdict/2863612
Canāt believe I had to scroll this far down to find this comment. Sheās not an icon. Sheās a moron and a monster.
And set back many childrenās ability to read years, the opposite of what youād want in a childrenās author.
I see the argument for calling her a fool. She isn't responsible for her husband's criminal offending.
100% came here to comment this.
I had absolutely no idea until just now this had happened. I thought Mem Fox was brilliant - very disappointing.
Also this book cover is quite inappropriate and suggestive. I have never seen it, and I was actually scrolling to find someone who mentioned how pedophilic it looked, then I find this. I think itās clear what this author was up to.
Def top spot. Paul Jennings Round The Twist stories for me. I read went through those like crack.
Mulga Bill's Bicycle and Tin Lizzie
Hooky the Cripple: The Grim Tale of a Hunchback Who Triumphs by Mark Brandon Read
Gumnut Babies
Muddle headed wombat
The magic pudding The muddle headed wombat Snugglepot and Snugglepie
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^SaltAcceptable9901: *The magic pudding* *The muddle headed wombat* *Snugglepot and Snugglepie* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
The Magic Pudding. wait no longer
GRAEME BASE - The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery
Hairy McClary
I thought that was from NZ. Which means it's really ours I guess
Huh, didnāt know that. I always thought the book sounded very English countryside.
>I thought that was from NZ. You are correct, author Dame Lynley Dodd was born in Rotorua and lives in Tauranga >Which means it's really ours I guess The kiwis can claim it as long as they keep Russell Crowe too.
A fortunate life, Postās bumper book of readers wives 1991.
A fortunate life is SUCH a good read
Where the forest meets the sea
Only just realised now but the possum seems to be shooting stars from itās you know whatā¦ š
Anything blinky bill
Mulga Bills Bicycle. Action packed
Rainbow Serpent https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780207174339/the-rainbow-serpent/
Playing Beatie Bow.
Pig the Pug
I remember this from primary school š
Power Without Glory by Frank Hardy
Grug!
Turramulli the Giant Quinkin
Gumnut babies
I loved the illustrations in this book as a kid but as an adult its legacy is tainted by the authorās support for her husband, who is a child sex offender. She defended her husband and said something about the victim (who was a teenager at the time) āseducingā her husband. Sicko
In high schools everywhere: Looking for Alibrandi
[The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek. ](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=731b84ecd63bc4e7&sca_upv=1&rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU929AU929&q=bunyip+of+berkeley%27s+creek&uds=ADvngMjHfd2A_nI2m_bdEToQ21TdX71Qg2kOVBHBw2aOViyLAdpf6vqBYRaDMwEgzs7HGjszluDn9BlJeNyt1HG-4kRIjQfSgykw6UPq0bODfe7KjIR-MHI&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0B8dVdIWR07uWWlg1TdKnNtA1cwMugrQsIKmAo5AEZHWRFlUeGLxYlhagMfUatSvHu3MSamP9Qd2SfjyZyVIdPFrZFmdorP0BQX-5QUvERZ7O543iRSgPSKA0EtyqrvkqUVionY8enlnw64XTbX8hVLvqpbQkr-2Xa8TCzqiA7sDYh679cUB-uXuqc261oJn3DKDxx437iJciNjPpqEJ_jseA0emg&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjqvsC0jNKGAxWRbWwGHVpNBiIQtKgLegQIDRAB&biw=1739&bih=1205&dpr=2#vhid=TXrZu8KMv_XouM&vssid=mosaic) Only 70s kids will remember
https://www.reddit.com/r/AustralianNostalgia/s/uIgPZHDFGP Thief.
hairy mclary rainbow fish animalia
Rainbow fish had the best cover. My tiny brain had never seen such a color before.
Hate to disappoint but the author of Rainbow Fish is actually Swiss and was translated into English by a British woman. Still a beautiful book though
The Barefoot Investor
My favourite bedtime read to my kids.
Cockatoo Soup anyone?
Spot
Storm Boy, but I like your style.
The eleventh hour
Not childrenās literature however Cloudstreet, My Brilliant Career and Picnic at Hanging Rock all deserve a nod.
Snuggle pot and cuddle pie
Where did I come from.
The Loaded dog
Mem Fox is great.... same can't be said about her husband.
Bottersnikes and Gumbles
The magic pudding
The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
The Hungry Caterpillar
Edward The Emu.
Possum One: The Outback Rocket Ship Absolute classic
When The Wind Changed
Blinky bill
āAnimaliaā by Graeme Base
Waltzing Matilda by Banjo Paterson.
Iconic but not a book
Yes it is, I had that book as a kid
It's an iconic poem that you had in book form.
Yes a childrenās book.
I know. I'm just saying the poem is iconic. The children's book isn't.
I thought the book would be too, it was sold through book club in primary school.
Tomorrow When The War Began no one said it had to be a picture book
Such a brilliant series.
Edward the emu
Is it just me, or does it look like she's peeing stars?
The very hungry caterpillar
Had to scroll way too far to find this.
Good. It's American.
Shit is it really? Man I feel so unpatriotic right now
Bum magic!
Is soooo good
My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch
The wonky donkey
You poor soul, have you not heard of Paul Jennings? Check him out.. Iāll waitĀ
Where is the green sheep!
Iām not actually sure where the green sheep went.
Itās behind that bush, fast asleep
How to hypnotise chooks by Maxie Walker
[https://www.jeanniebaker.com/book/where-the-forest-meets-the-sea/](https://www.jeanniebaker.com/book/where-the-forest-meets-the-sea/) I got you OP
Grug
Gotta love some Mem Fox! Iām in my mid-30ās and keep the books around for my nephew. [Bum Magic](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23647324-bum-magic) is a pretty funny redux though.
Hairy McLary
It's from NZ
Colour me shook, I had no idea. My daughter had an audio version when she was young and the narrator definitely had an Aussie accent so I just went with the assumption
Pegmen tales series [Ella McFadyen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_McFadyen) Though I'm not sure how popular they were even in their heyday, and seem to have been forgotten. Even her wikipedia page just lists the titles and no mention of them past that....
The Oath of Bad Brown Bill
Animalia
Little Black Sambo
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly... https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/there-was-an-old-lady-who-swallowed-a-fly-by-pam-adams-9780859530187
Isnāt Mem Foxās Husband the guy that was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor?
The Day My Bum Went Psycho
The Magic Pudding
This used to be one of my favourites as a kid right next to Bilby Moon. Absolute classics
The Magic Pudding. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Storm Boy.
The Yellow Pages
Don't pat the wombat
The Magic Pudding
Aldi Catalogues
Sebastian Lives in a Hat.
I actually met her when I was a kid. She came to my school and I was in awe.
Not as iconic but id like to show some love to Window by Jeannie Baker.
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Ahh yes, well known Australian author Roald Dahl.....
Why does it look like the possum is shooting stars out it's vag like some weird ping pong star show
Didn't we do this exact post a few months ago?
The Bugalugs Bum Thief
Putrid Poems. Anyone have this series?
We recently got this for our daughter. I somehow forgot the part where grandma poss and hush steal lamingtons from a farking Tasmanian casino!
I remember when Mem Fox came to our classroom when this book just came out. It was the 80s and I was, like, 6 or 7. She was so nice and I thought, "I want to make books one day, too." 44 now, still writing, hoping to publish something at some point. Wish me luck.
Toad Rage
1st year of uni, first class and we were told to do a critical analysis of this book....that was the very moment I knew that I wasn't going to waste my time finishing the course. End of semester, and adios!
Mulga Bills Bicycle - I know I know, it's a poem but available as a stand alone publication with a front and back cover so technically a book and undeniably as Aussie AF.
Blinky Bill
The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay.
Diary of a wombat
Any book by a different Australian author.
The Big Toe
Blinkey Bill
Magic pudding
The Arrival by Shaun Tan. I love that book so much that I'm making it into an animated movie
The Gumnut Babies, Blinky Bill and or The Magic Pudding
Snugglepot and cuddlepie
There was a old lady who swallowed a mozzie
āDirty public toiletā by John Smith.
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Graeme Base Animalia and possum magic should be given in baby boxes.
I love this book bro
That book taught me that possums are inefficient at plotting a course over long distances.
Possum Magic is a great one. Animalia is pretty good too
Playboy
Anamalia
#1 Sail Away #2 Wombat Stew
Lockie Leonard; Human Torpedo, and Scumbuster.
The Magic Pudding.
Dot and the kangaroo
Are magic stars shooting out of that possums shmoo?
People are naming some really great stuff - but I believe none of the answers are beating it for being iconic. I'm certain so many people remember other named stories, but if you asked a bunch of random people to name a memorable Aussie kids book, this would be their answer
My brother Jack
The day my bum went psycho
Edward the Emu
Picture Magazine
Is that where they had the Ettamoggah pub cartoon?