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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Hist!
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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

    • Montville, Nambour area, Nambour - Palmwoods - Yandina area, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, South East Queensland, Queensland,: Walter McVitty Books , 1991 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Reprinted: 1992
      ISBN: 0949183571 (pbk., reprint), 0949183563
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1995 .
      Extent: 30p.
      ISBN: 0140555390 (pbk.)
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon 60 Classic Australian Poems for Children Chris Cheng (editor), Sydney : Random House Australia , 2009 Z1656747 2009 anthology poetry children's

    'The 60 poems in this collection appear in their original, or near original, form and are wide-ranging in their subject matter: animals, the countryside, the struggle of bush life, early transport, sport, growing old, being young and having fun with words! But whether they are humorous, serious or playful, they are simply a joy to read!

    No matter if we grew up reciting these classic poems at school, quote from them on important occasions or are meeting them for the first time, there is no doubt that these classic poems embody what it is to be Australian.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Sydney : Random House Australia , 2009
    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Walker Books Australia
      Extent: 40p.
      ISBN: 9781921977749 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon Walker Classics Walker Books Australia (publisher), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2009-2014 8552527 2009 series - publisher picture book children's Each title contains a selection of commentaries by authors, illustrators and children's literature specialists.

Works about this Work

Review : Hist! Anastasia Gonis , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2012;

— Review of Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book
Welcoming Back Picture Books from Years Past Katharine England , 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 Louise Pfanner , 1987 single work picture book ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book ; Luke's Way of Looking Nadia Wheatley , 1999 single work picture book ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns Doug MacLeod , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Magic Hat Mem Fox , 2002 single work picture book ; The Butterfly : From a Tiny Wingbeat to a Tornado Roger Vaughan Carr , 1996 single work picture book
Some Notes on 'Hist!' Peter Gouldthorpe , 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 Margaret Phillips , 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 Anna Fienberg , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Window Jeannie Baker , 1991 single work picture book ; William Tell Margaret Early , 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out Gillian Rubinstein , 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane Raymond Meeks , 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! Margaret Wild , 1991 single work picture book ; The Wolf Margaret Barbalet , 1991 single work picture book ; Rain Stones Jackie French , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts Morris Gleitzman , 1991 single work children's fiction ; Do Not Go Around the Edges : Poems Daisy Utemorrah , 1990 selected work poetry autobiography ; The Sugar-Gum Tree Patricia Wrightson , 1991 single work children's fiction ; Change the Locks Simon French , 1991 single work novel ; Del-Del Victor Kelleher , 1991 single work novel ; Mandragora David McRobbie , 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside John Marsden , 1991 single work novel ; The House Guest Eleanor Nilsson , 1991 single work novel ; Peter Kate Walker , 1991 single work novel ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 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! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book ; Window Jeannie Baker , 1991 single work picture book
Welcoming Back Picture Books from Years Past Katharine England , 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 Louise Pfanner , 1987 single work picture book ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book ; Luke's Way of Looking Nadia Wheatley , 1999 single work picture book ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns Doug MacLeod , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Magic Hat Mem Fox , 2002 single work picture book ; The Butterfly : From a Tiny Wingbeat to a Tornado Roger Vaughan Carr , 1996 single work picture book
Pictures Alone Fail to Satisfy Trevor Shearston , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: SundayLife , 19 July 1992; (p. 9)

— Review of Let the Celebrations Begin! Margaret Wild , 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out Gillian Rubinstein , 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book ; Window Jeannie Baker , 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane Raymond Meeks , 1991 single work picture book ; William Tell Margaret Early , 1991 single work picture book
Top Kids' Books for 1992 Susan Geason , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 26 July 1992; (p. p 110-113)

— Review of Rain Stones Jackie French , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts Morris Gleitzman , 1991 single work children's fiction ; The Wolf Margaret Barbalet , 1991 single work picture book ; The Sugar-Gum Tree Patricia Wrightson , 1991 single work children's fiction ; William Tell Margaret Early , 1991 single work picture book ; Del-Del Victor Kelleher , 1991 single work novel ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels Anna Fienberg , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Dog In, Cat Out Gillian Rubinstein , 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! Margaret Wild , 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane Raymond Meeks , 1991 single work picture book ; Peter Kate Walker , 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside John Marsden , 1991 single work novel ; Window Jeannie Baker , 1991 single work picture book
Top Books for Young Readers Cathryn Crowe , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 July 1992; (p. 6)

— Review of Window Jeannie Baker , 1991 single work picture book ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels Anna Fienberg , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Peter Kate Walker , 1991 single work novel ; William Tell Margaret Early , 1991 single work picture book ; Misery Guts Morris Gleitzman , 1991 single work children's fiction ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book
Children's Book Short List Has Usual Variety Jenni Connor , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 18 April 1992; (p. 26)

— Review of Rain Stones Jackie French , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; No Such Country : A Book of Antipodean Hours Gary Crew , 1991 single work novel ; Peter Kate Walker , 1991 single work novel ; The Sugar-Gum Tree Patricia Wrightson , 1991 single work children's fiction ; Let the Celebrations Begin! Margaret Wild , 1991 single work picture book ; Letters from the Inside John Marsden , 1991 single work novel ; Another Sparrow Singing Eleanor Spence , 1991 single work children's fiction ; Window Jeannie Baker , 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! C. J. Dennis , 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out Gillian Rubinstein , 1991 single work picture book ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels Anna Fienberg , 1991 selected work children's fiction ; William Tell Margaret Early , 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane Raymond Meeks , 1991 single work picture book
Some Notes on 'Hist!' Peter Gouldthorpe , 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 Jenni Connor , 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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