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1 y separately published work icon Little Lon Andrew Kelly , Clifton Hill : Wild Dog Books , 2020 19685573 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Little Lon scrapes back the layers of history to show how people lived and worked in a post settlement Australian city. Behind the grand buildings of the big streets was Little Lon. A working-class district of little houses and narrow lanes, bursting with life and the stories of the people who lived there. The poor of the time are not often celebrated in traditional histories, but Little Lon shows us something of the way people really lived.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Beach Wombat Susannah Chambers , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 17238233 2019 single work picture book children's

'Sun on the squeaky sand

'Sun on the roo

'Sun on the riverland

'Sun on me and . . . YOU!

'The beach is a fascinating place for a little wombat . . . until the rain comes! A heartwarming story inspired by one of Australia's most loved national parks, Wilsons Promontory.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Anzac Billy Claire Saxby , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Heather Potter (illustrator), Newtown : Black Dog Books , 2019 15425027 2019 single work picture book children's

'During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all his father’s favourite things – added to by mum and grandma – even though he realises there is no way that the billy can actually go to a particular soldier.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 1 y separately published work icon Waves : For Those Who Come Across the Sea Donna Rawlins , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Heather Potter (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2018 14045297 2018 single work picture book non-fiction children's

'Every journey is perilous, every situation heartbreaking. Every refugee is a person forced by famine or war or fear to leave their home, their families, their friends and all they know. Children have travelled on the waves of migration to the shores of Australia for tens of thousands of years. 

'This book tells some of their stories.Waves is a narrative non-fiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Snow Wombat Susannah Chambers , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2016 9610549 2016 single work picture book children's

'An adventurous young wombat finds his way around a winter landscape before snuggling back into his own cosy burrow.

'Snow on the stockman's hut

'Snow on the crows

'Snow on the woollybutt

'Snow on my NOSE!

'It's a big journey through the snow for a little wombat, meeting animals, birds and people along the way...but there's no place like home!

'A heartwarming story set in the Australian High Country.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Platypus Sue Whiting , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2015 8818735 2015 single work picture book children's

'Platypus leaves his burrow in the riverbank and dives into the cool green pool. It is dusk and he is hungry. Platypus is always busy, always moving, looking for his next meal. Follow platypus as he plays, swims, dives and scurries around his riverbank home. ' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Python Chris Cheng , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012 7211801 2012 single work picture book children's

'It s morning in the bush. Python stirs and slithers out from her shelter. She warms her head and smells the air with her forked tongue. Python is a beautiful snake, but also dangerous and she is looking for a meal.' (Publication summary)
2 5 y separately published work icon Bilby Secrets Bilby : Secrets of an Australian Marsupial Edel Wignell , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Sydney : Walker Books Australia , 2011 Z1792366 2011 single work picture book children's 'A beautiful narrative non-fiction book which follows the life of a bilby, an Australian marsupial. The story depicts a young bilby’s birth, habitat, behaviour and diet. When Baby Bilby is born, he’s as long as your little toe. He crawls into his mother’s warm pouch, where he feeds and grows. Baby Bilby is soon ready to leave the safety of the burrow. He follows his mother closely, sniffs the night air, and hops into the moonlight for his first desert adventure.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Truth about Penguins The Penguins Are Coming! Megan McKinlay , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010 Z1713329 2010 single work picture book children's 'The penguins are coming and there is great excitement at the zoo. But what’s a penguin? The animals don’t quite know what to expect - but they all have an opinion, each more outlandish than the last. When the truth about penguins is finally revealed, everyone is in for a surprise!' (From the publisher's website.)
1 2 y separately published work icon Stuck! Charlotte Calder , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2009 Z1630301 2009 single work picture book children's 'One warm and windy day, when Charlie and his friends decide to fly a kite it takes off and soars straight into a tree! One by one, Charlie's friends each try to free the kite with their toys - all of which end up stuck in the tree along with the kite. Just when it looks as though everything is stuck forever, the cat loses its footing on a branch and sets off a chain reaction, sending their toys to the ground. But guess who is stuck now? (From the publisher's website.)
1 4 y separately published work icon Not Like Georgie Scott Hatcher , Heather Potter (illustrator), Mark Jackson (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2008 Z1517486 2008 single work picture book children's 'Not Like Georgie is a sweet and funny picture book about the special bond between two best friends. A boy is having a birthday party but everyone he knows is apparently too busy to come. They all have excuses as to why they won't be there and it looks as though he will be spending his birthday alone! But it's alright because Georgie, his best friend, will be there - and together, they will have more fun at his party than with anyone else. As it turns out, one good friend is all you really need.'--Provided by publisher
1 4 y separately published work icon A Roomful of Magic John Marsden , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2004 Z1144113 2004 single work children's fiction children's fantasy
1 1 y separately published work icon Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina Anna Fienberg , Mark Jackson (illustrator), Heather Potter (illustrator), Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2002 Z1115884 2002 single work picture book children's fable
1 2 y separately published work icon The Magic Rainforest John Marsden , Melbourne : Australia Post , 2002 Z987976 2002 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

Sam's elderly grandfather is sick. He asks Sam and his friend Naomi to bring back some magic water from a spring deep in the forest where the purest water on Earth runs from a crack between the rocks. On their journey Sam and Naomi encounter the Bunyip, the beautiful Fairy, the greedy Gnome, the cunning Goblin, the evil Wizard and the ethereal Sprites, the guardians of the spring.
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