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8 33 y separately published work icon Playing Beatie Bow Ruth Park , ( trans. Tormod Haugen with title Den fremmede ) Oslo : Bokklubbens Barn , 1997 Z47803 1980 single work novel young adult fantasy (taught in 5 units) When Abigail joins in the game of Beatie Bow she is transported back in time to a Sydney of the late 19th century where she meets the Bow family, whose fate she can predict, but which she is powerless to change.
3 3 y separately published work icon Jess and the River Kids Judith O'Neill , ( trans. Ragnar Hovland with title Jess og elvebarna ) Norway : Bokklubbens Barn , 1990 Z829756 1984 single work novel young adult 'Set in an Australian country town during the Second World War, family and community bond, through local incidents and tragedy caused by the war'. (Libraries Australia record).
43 22 y separately published work icon Mary Poppins P. L. Travers , ( trans. Agnes Dahll )expression Stabekk : Bokklubbens Barn , 1988 Z797048 1934 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

The first of P.L. Travers's novels about the magical nanny, Mary Poppins.

When Katie Nana, the much-tried nanny to the Banks family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane, finally storms out in a huff, the wind blows in Mary Poppins and her carpetbag. The Banks children find that Mary Poppins is stern, vain, and usually cross – but also has a touch of magic about her.
2 1 y separately published work icon The Great Bullocky Race Michael Fitzgerald Page , ( trans. Leif Toklum with title Det Store kapplopet ) Norway : Bokklubbens Barn , 1987 Z848919 1984 single work children's fiction children's Two well-known and competitive Australian bullockies undertake a fierce race, accompanied by their more peaceable children, to prove their superiority in driving their teams of cattle.(Libraries Australia record).
18 63 y separately published work icon Seven Little Australians Ethel Turner , Norway : Bokklubbens Barn , 1980 Z863667 1894 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 25 units)

'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.'

'Her father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible – but seven children were really too much for him and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule.

'Step inside and meet them all – dreamy Meg, and Pip, daring Judy, naughty Bunty, Nell, Baby and the youngest, 'the General'. Come and share in their lives, their laughter and their tears.' (From the publisher's website.)
2 y separately published work icon Children of Oropiro Axel Poignant (illustrator), Axel Poignant , Roslyn Poignant , ( trans. Jo Tenfjord with title Barna fra Oropiro : pa en ode oy i Stillehavet ) Norway : Bokklubbens Barn , 1976 Z830084 1976 single work children's
2 3 y separately published work icon Gangles Ronald McCuaig , Oslo : Bokklubbens Barn , 1975 Z835831 1972 single work children's fiction children's humour
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