A scary story. A sequel to the extremely popular and scary mystery, The Naughty Nine And The Mystery Of Benito's Treasure. As is the case with the previous book, the Wonnangatta Murders remain unsolved to this day. Christopher Milne is also the author of the phenomenally successful collections of short stories, Naughty Stories For Good Boys And Girls which won THE YOUNG AUSTRALIANS BEST BOOK AWARD
Scary stories. A rather scary mystery (which is still unsolved) based on a true story. It is the sequel to Christopher Milne's other hugely successful mystery, The Naughty Nine and The Wonnangatta Murders. Christopher Milne is also author of the AWARD WINNING collection of short stories, Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls. The book is for kids aged 9 - 13 (or kids aged 6 - 8 who are very brave!)
Little Johnnie is a best-selling allegory/satire based on the "Children Overboard' lies that were told during the Tampa crisis in Australia. The government of the day deliberately demonised asylum seekers in order to win and election. In the tradition of Orwell's Animal Farm, Little Johnnie and The Naughty Boat People can be appreciated by both children and adults
Short stories. The ninth of Christopher Milne's brilliant series of irreverent, funny and award-winning collections of short stories, Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls. The books are for kids who like to laugh (and cry) aged 6 - 13. The series is a winner of THE YOUNG AUSTRALIANS BEST BOOK AWARD. The four stories in this volume include 'The Day Our Teacher Went Mad' and 'The Boy Who Lived In A Dunny'
The Complete Book of Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls is a best of compilation volume of Christopher Milne's Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls. The Naughty Stories series has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide and Christopher Milne has won many Australian Children's Writing Awards including Young Australian's Best Book Award.
Collection of four short stories for late primary/early secondary age children: 'The Girl Who Hated Christmas', 'Father Christmas cracks a Wobbly', 'The Girl Who Blew Up Her Brother' and 'A Very Nasty Girl'. Fifth book in a popular series.
Four short stories of a "scary" nature by Christopher Milne, author of the phenomenally successful 13 volume series, Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls.
AFL star Steven Smith plays for Richmond, but when a new team is formed in his original home town, Blacktown in NSW, he is torn between staying with Richmond, or going to the new team. This title is aimed at potential young supporters of Aussie Rules, and is published to coincide with the formation of the new Western Sydney Club. Ages 8-13.
All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "
