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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Terrible Plop
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'A picture book about a little rabbit who learns that some things in life aren't as scary as they seem. Based on a Tibetan myth, a sound in the forest sets all the animals running for their lives from the Terrible Plop.'

(Source: Publisher's website)

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AC: Foundation (NSW Early Stage 1)

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Literacy

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is based on a Tibetan myth, and has been translated into Chinese.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2009 .
      image of person or book cover 8688854354929954269.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 31p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 9780670071418 (hbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Farrar Straus and Giroux ,       2009 .
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0374374287, 9780374374280
Alternative title: Hao ke pa de gu dong
Language: Chinese , English
Notes:
Contains parallel text in traditional Chinese and English.
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Plop! 2009 single work drama children's 'Plop tells the story of a chocolate cake-loving bunny and a big scary bear who go on an action-packed and fun-filled adventure. Featuring rhythm and rhyme, funky tunes and quirky design, this is a story of true bravery when the smallest and most frightened creature of all summons up some rabbit courage to confront the terrible Plop.' Source: www.brisbanetimes.com.au/ (Sighted 10/06/2009).
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 2009; (p. 18)
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Terrible Plop Ursula Dubosarsky , 2009 single work picture book
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos Katharine England , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51)
In Line For Literary Honours Deborah Bogle , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 July 2010; (p. 16)
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage Nicola Robinson , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
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