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'At midnight, baby Brenda climbs out of her cot, creeps out of the house and joins all the other babies for a wild adventure in the park. As soon as the sun comes up, they toddle home to bed and no-one ever knows what they've been up to ... least of all their families' (Source: online bookseller).
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Also available in braille format.
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Korean translation.
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Playfulness in Children's Picture Books About Bedtime: Ambivalence and Subversion in the Bedtime Story
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 13 no. 1 2003; (p. 25-32) -
What About the Wobbly Bits?
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 19 no. 3 2000; (p. 26-29) Australian illustrators discuss the censorship in picture books. The differences between censorship in Australia and the U.S. publishing is also discussed. -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award -
Trio With Instant Appeal
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 August 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 13)
— Review of The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book
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Little to Excite Little Readers
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 August 1997; (p. Spectrum)
— Review of DragonQuest 1996 single work picture book ; The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book -
Visual Delights
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 11 no. 5 1996; (p. 8)
— Review of The Discovery of Dragons 1996 single work picture book ; The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book -
It's a Bit Like Skating
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1996-1997) no. 187 1996; (p. 91-92)
— Review of The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book ; Trev the Truck Beats the Tide 1996 single work picture book ; Trev the Truck Falls in Love 1993 single work picture book ; Trev the Truck Saves the School Bus 1993 single work picture book ; Trev the Truck Hits the Highway 1993 single work picture book ; Trev the Truck Fights the Fire 1993 single work picture book ; Trev the Truck Scores a Goal 1996 single work picture book ; Waddle Giggle Gargle 1996 single work picture book ; Not a Nibble! 1996 single work picture book -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 13)
— Review of The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book -
Trio With Instant Appeal
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 August 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of The Midnight Gang 1996 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award -
Playfulness in Children's Picture Books About Bedtime: Ambivalence and Subversion in the Bedtime Story
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 13 no. 1 2003; (p. 25-32) -
What About the Wobbly Bits?
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 19 no. 3 2000; (p. 26-29) Australian illustrators discuss the censorship in picture books. The differences between censorship in Australia and the U.S. publishing is also discussed.
Awards
- 2004 YABBA — Hall of Fame
- 1998 winner COOL Award — Picture Book
- 1998 winner KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 1997 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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