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9 7 y separately published work icon The Runaway Hug Nick Bland , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2011 Z1769423 2011 single work picture book children's Lucy shares the hug with everyone in her family. Along the way it becomes softer, sleepier, bigger, even peanut-buttery. But when the hug runs away, Lucy discovers that it is not so easy to get it back (Libraries Australia).
4 y separately published work icon Are You Awake? Sophie Blackall , Sophie Blackall (illustrator), New York (City) : Henry Holt , 2011 8549417 2011 single work children's fiction children's

'Edward can’t fall asleep, and like most children, he has a million questions burning to be answered even though it’s way past his bedtime. In this funny picture book about the all-familiar bedtime negotiations between child and parent, Edward and his mother talk about everything from yellow dogs to corn on the cob. Most children (and parents) will recognize themselves in this gentle ode to bedtime.' (Macmillan)
2 3 y separately published work icon I Don't Believe in Dragons Anna Walker , Anna Walker (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2010 Z1739073 2010 single work picture book children's Everyone in Miss May's class believes in dragons - except for Jack. When the other children join in the game of imagining a dragon at school, Jack refuses to play along. Is there anything that can convince him? (Libraries Australia).
3 y separately published work icon Hoju esŏ pomul ch'atki 호주에서 보물찾기 Komdori Co , Kyŏng-hyo Kang (illustrator), Seoul : 대한교과서 , 2006 Z1855029 2006 single work children's fiction information book children's adventure A graphic novel interspersed with brief sections of facts and figures about Australia. The work is set in Australia, and follows its protagonists' adventures in various parts of the country.
4 4 y separately published work icon Clancy the Courageous Cow Lachie Hume , Lachie Hume (illustrator), Malvern : Omnibus Books , 2006 Z1357072 2006 single work picture book children's "Clancy the cow is a misfit in his herd, but when he proves himself in the annual cow wrestling match, he demonstrates the foolishness of judging by appearances." (Source: Worldcat)
2 4 y separately published work icon Fiona the Pig's Big Day Leigh Hobbs , Leigh Hobbs (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2006 Z1328914 2006 single work picture book children's

It's Fiona's first day at school and her parents are suffering from separation anxiety.
3 6 y separately published work icon A Fox Called Sorrow : The Legend of Little Fur Isobelle Carmody , Camberwell : Viking , 2006 Z1270037 2006 single work children's fiction children's fantasy On a dangerous quest to the troll city of Underth, the healer, Little Fur, is mystified by a new companion--a scarred and angry fox whose strong spirit keeps him alive despite his wish to die.
4 7 y separately published work icon Little Fur : The Legend of Little Fur The Legend of Little Fur Isobelle Carmody , Camberwell : Viking , 2005 Z1231151 2005 single work children's fiction fantasy fable children's Little Fur is very old, though she looks more like a four-year-old child. She is half elf and half troll, and she lives in her very own wilderness, a patch of park, within the city where the humans live. Little Fur is distressed by what the humans are doing to her patch of wilderness - they are burning trees - and she must go on a perilous journey to prevent her precious home from being destroyed. She enlists the help of her friends: Brownie the shaggy Shetland pony, Crow the crow and the Sett Owl.
2 5 y separately published work icon Fiona the Pig Leigh Hobbs , Leigh Hobbs (illustrator), Camberwell : Penguin , 2004 Z1099591 2004 single work picture book children's

Fiona is not like other pigs, she enjoys pink, pretty, and clean things. Her parents don't understand why she doesn't enjoy being a messy pig with them. 
4 30 y separately published work icon The Gathering Isobelle Carmody , Camberwell : Penguin , 1993 Z436409 1993 single work novel young adult fantasy

'When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses something wrong. Violent gangs patrol the streets, feral dogs roam at night, and the oppressive stench from the abattoir lingers over the school.

'Soon Nathanial learns that his presence is no accident. As he uncovers the dark secrets of Cheshunt's past, and event spiral desperately out of control, he and his new friends must confront phantoms from their past in the battle to stop the Gathering and its terrifying creator.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Penguin website).
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