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'Hist! … Hark! The night is very dark, And we’ve to go a mile or soAcross the Possum Park. Three children cross the dark and gloomy park to get home. Will they make it before their imaginary fears come to life?' (Publication summary)
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A picture book in verse form.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Hist!
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2012;
— Review of Hist! 1991 single work picture book -
Welcoming Back Picture Books from Years Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Louise Builds a House 1987 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Luke's Way of Looking 1999 single work picture book ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns 1986 selected work poetry ; The Magic Hat 2002 single work picture book ; The Butterfly : From a Tiny Wingbeat to a Tornado 1996 single work picture book -
Some Notes on 'Hist!'
1992
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 8) Peter Gouldthorpe explains the reasons behind his use of linocuts for the illustrations to C. J. Dennis' poem 'Hist!' and describes the amiable working relationship he enjoyed with Walter McVitty during the book's production phase. -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 21-23)
— Review of The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Window 1991 single work picture book ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; Do Not Go Around the Edges : Poems 1990 selected work poetry autobiography ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; Change the Locks 1991 single work novel ; Del-Del 1991 single work novel ; Mandragora 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; The House Guest 1991 single work novel ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book -
Check the Award Books
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 June 1992; (p. 31)
— Review of Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Window 1991 single work picture book
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Welcoming Back Picture Books from Years Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Louise Builds a House 1987 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Luke's Way of Looking 1999 single work picture book ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns 1986 selected work poetry ; The Magic Hat 2002 single work picture book ; The Butterfly : From a Tiny Wingbeat to a Tornado 1996 single work picture book -
Pictures Alone Fail to Satisfy
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: SundayLife , 19 July 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Window 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book -
Top Kids' Books for 1992
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 26 July 1992; (p. p 110-113)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Del-Del 1991 single work novel ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; Window 1991 single work picture book -
Top Books for Young Readers
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 July 1992; (p. 6)
— Review of Window 1991 single work picture book ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book -
Children's Book Short List Has Usual Variety
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 18 April 1992; (p. 26)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; No Such Country : A Book of Antipodean Hours 1991 single work novel ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; Another Sparrow Singing 1991 single work children's fiction ; Window 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book -
Some Notes on 'Hist!'
1992
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 8) Peter Gouldthorpe explains the reasons behind his use of linocuts for the illustrations to C. J. Dennis' poem 'Hist!' and describes the amiable working relationship he enjoyed with Walter McVitty during the book's production phase. -
Meet the Illustrator : Peter Gouldthorpe : Some Run Away to Sea
1991
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 6 no. 5 1991; (p. 8-9)
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