The story is about a group of friends, wild Australian anthropomorphised creatures. The two main characters are Bunyip Bluegum and his Uncle Wattleberry, both koalas, whose pomposity may make you laugh out loud. In fact Uncle Wattleberry performs a similar role to Owl, in the "Winnie the Pooh" stories,
Phillip Pullman says The Magic Pudding, Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff is his favourite book. He maintains that it is, "the funniest children's book ever written."
New York Review of Books calls it, "Wild and woolly, funny and outrageously fun."
It certainly is extremely silly and engaging, this Australian children's story, a classic from 1918. Written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay, it is partly a narrative, and partly in rhyming verse.
The story is about a group of friends, wild Australian anthropomorphised creatures. The two main characters are Bunyip Bluegum and his Uncle Wattleberry, both koalas, whose pomposity may make you laugh out loud. In fact Uncle Wattleberry performs a similar role to Owl, in the "Winnie the Pooh" stories,
Phillip Pullman says The Magic Pudding, Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff is his favourite book. He maintains that it is, "the funniest children's book ever written."
New York Review of Books calls it, "Wild and woolly, funny and outrageously fun."
It certainly is extremely silly and engaging, this Australian children's story, a classic from 1918. Written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay, it is partly a narrative, and partly in rhyming verse.
The Magic Pudding: Illustrated
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The Magic Pudding: Illustrated
108Paperback
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781533605337 |
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| Publisher: | CreateSpace Publishing |
| Publication date: | 06/03/2016 |
| Pages: | 108 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.22(d) |
| Age Range: | 9 - 12 Years |