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Angela Throgmorton lives alone and likes it that way. One day she finds an unusual bundle on her doorstep – Old Tom has arrived. Her life will never be the same. And nor will yours! The Big Book of Old Tom is five adventures of Leigh Hobbs’ much loved characters, Old Tom and Angela Throgmorton, in one delightful collection.
Source: Allen and Unwin website.
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Contents
- Old Tom, single work children's fiction children's
- Old Tom at the Beach, Leigh Hobbs (illustrator), single work picture book children's
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Old Tom Goes to Mars,
Leigh Hobbs
(illustrator),
single work
picture book
children's
'Old Tom has decided he's due for an adventure…and a break from his fussy but affectionate owner, Angela Throgmorton. But the earth is to small for this fat cat … Old Tom decides that MARS will be his destination! And why not the Martians will love him, and probably make him king … and then he could eat EVERYTHING he wants! But it won't be smooth space travel for this feline there'll be a hilarious bump or two on his travel through the Milky Way!' (Publication summary)
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Old Tom's Guide to Being Good,
Leigh Hobbs
(illustrator),
single work
picture book
children's
humour
'When Angela receives a surprise invitation to the Queen`s afternoon tea party, she has to make sure that Old Tom behaves. With her trusty Guide To Being Good, Old Tom ends up surprising everyone! A fourth hilarious Old Tom adventure.' (Publication summary)
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A Friend for Old Tom,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Old Tom discovers Angela and decides that he wants to live with her and, of course, that she wants to live with him. Old Tom's hilarious attempts at infiltrating Angela's life - which leave behind the usual trail of shocked onlookers and broken debris - burst from the page with Leigh's trademark energy and humour.' (Libraries Australia)
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form
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Interviews with 10 Australian Authors
Tom Tilley
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
ABC Splash
,
2018
16600399
2018
website
interview
film/TV
'Meet ten of Australia's literary greats. Tom Tilley speaks with writers such as David Malouf, Nadia Wheatley and Michael Gow about their works, their inspirations and their lives as writers.'
Source: Introduction.
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form
y
Interviews with 10 Australian Authors
Tom Tilley
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
ABC Splash
,
2018
16600399
2018
website
interview
film/TV
'Meet ten of Australia's literary greats. Tom Tilley speaks with writers such as David Malouf, Nadia Wheatley and Michael Gow about their works, their inspirations and their lives as writers.'
Source: Introduction.