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Gumnut Babies

by May Gibbs
Hardback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 01/09/2016

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Beautiful new Centenary edition to celebrate the publication of May Gibbs's first book, Gumnut Babies, in 1916.

May Gibbs's marvellous creation the Gumnut world, with its tiny heroes and heroines and deliciously villainous villains has fascinated generations of children since its first publication in 1916. Gumnuts at the races, at the ballet, and dancing at balls are some of May's exquisitely illustrated scenes that have delighted us all.

This beautiful new edition has been produced to mark the Centenary of Gumnut Babies and contains the stories of Gum-Blossom Babies, Flannel Flowers and Other Bush Babies, Boronia Babies, Wattle Babies, plus Nuttybub and Nittersing and Chucklebud and Wunkydoo.

The perfect companion for The Complete Adventures Of Snugglepot And Cuddlepie.

ISBN:
9781460752555
9781460752555
Category:
Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-09-2016
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
247x228x28mm
Weight:
1.18kg
May Gibbs

Born in Sydenham, Kent, May Gibbs (1877-1969) came to Australia at the age of four. Encouraged by her parents, May drew and painted as a child.

She went on to study Art, both in Western Australia and in England, before settling in Sydney to follow a successful career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books.

During WW1 May produced postcards depicting gumnut babies in uniform to support Australia’s role in the war, and her first books, Gumnut Babies and Gum-Blossom Babies, were published in 1916.

Her most famous book, Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, followed in 1918.

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