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y separately published work icon Old Pig single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Old Pig
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'Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long time, but one day Old Pig doesn't get up for breakfast as usual. After putting her affairs in order, she takes Granddaughter on a long, last walk, to say goodbye to each other in the best way they know.' (Source: Trove)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Japanese, Chinese and Korean translations.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1995 .
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      Extent: 28p.
      ISBN: 1863736794 (pbk.), 1863738134
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2009 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      ISBN: 9781741757064 (hbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2017 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 20th Anniversary edition
      Note/s:
      • Published February 2017
      ISBN: 9781760293895
Alternative title: Buta bāchan
Alternative title: ぶたばあちゃん
Language: Japanese
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Works about this Work

Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 24 May 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book ; Yikes! : In Seven Wild Adventures, Who Would You Be? Alison Lester , 1993 single work picture book
Drawing on the Text: Ron Brooks and the Art of Collaboration Jane Doonan , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing the Boundaries 2002; (p. 17-31)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1996 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 40 no. 3 1996; (p. 3-11)
Untitled Lynette Sebbens , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 40 no. 1 1996; (p. 16)
— Review of Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book
And More on Picture Books Linnet Hunter , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 175 1995; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Grandpa and Ah Gong Morag Loh , 1995 single work picture book ; The Princess and the Perfect Dish Libby Gleeson , 1995 single work picture book ; The Dreamkeeper : A Letter from Robert Ingpen to His Granddaughter Alice Elizabeth Robert Ingpen , 1995 single work picture book ; Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 24 May 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book ; Yikes! : In Seven Wild Adventures, Who Would You Be? Alison Lester , 1993 single work picture book
Untitled Joan Zahnleiter , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 10 no. 5 1995; (p. 31)
— Review of Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book
At last I've sometime to curl up with a good book 1995 single work review
— Appears in: PETA News , November no. 4 1995; (p. 31)
— Review of Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book
And More on Picture Books Linnet Hunter , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 175 1995; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Grandpa and Ah Gong Morag Loh , 1995 single work picture book ; The Princess and the Perfect Dish Libby Gleeson , 1995 single work picture book ; The Dreamkeeper : A Letter from Robert Ingpen to His Granddaughter Alice Elizabeth Robert Ingpen , 1995 single work picture book ; Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book
Untitled Lynette Sebbens , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 40 no. 1 1996; (p. 16)
— Review of Old Pig Margaret Wild , 1995 single work picture book
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1996 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 40 no. 3 1996; (p. 3-11)
Drawing on the Text: Ron Brooks and the Art of Collaboration Jane Doonan , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing the Boundaries 2002; (p. 17-31)
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