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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)
Reading Australia
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
- Storyline
Food types - Everyday foods
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
- Fresh foods
Food practices n/a Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Rural
Setting - Rural landscape
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity n/a Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Affiliation Notes
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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
Works about this Work
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Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11) -
Book of the Year: Early Childhood - Short List Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 8)
— Review of The Wrong Book 2009 single work picture book ; Fearless 2009 single work picture book ; The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book -
In Line For Literary Honours
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 July 2010; (p. 16) -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
[Review] The Terrible Plop
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 85 no. 5 2009; (p. 538-539)
— Review of The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book
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Under Age
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 March 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of The Nest 2009 single work novel ; The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book ; The Adventures of Nanny Piggins 2009 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Terrible Plop
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 March 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book -
Inspiration Below the Surface
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 March 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book -
Mothers, Monsters and Terrible Plops
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book ; Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book ; The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book ; Her Mother's Face 2008 single work picture book ; The Wrong Book 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] The Terrible Plop
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
In Line For Literary Honours
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 July 2010; (p. 16) -
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
Awards
- 2015 honour book KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 2014 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 2012 winner COOL Award — Picture Book
- 2010 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2010 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
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