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"Joey is sleeping curled up in Mum's pouch. Koala is resting on a limb like a couch."
Join all the Australian animal as they settle down to rest. A warm story for bedtime sharing.
Join all the Australian animal as they settle down to rest. A warm story for bedtime sharing.
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Marcia K. Vaughan
78 books13 followersMarcia Vaughan became a librarian in 1975 so that she could inspire children to read. After a short while, she began writing her own books. Her first two stories were never published but her third, ‘Wombat Stew’, illustrated by Pamela Lofts, was published in 1984. It might now be considered a classic of Australian children’s literature.
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December 23, 2022
This book by the creators of Australian classic ‘Wombat Stew’ which I love.
The illustrations of the animals settling down to sleep make you want to hug them.
The final scene is brilliant!
‘Now let wonderful dreams float through your head…’
Lovely book for bedtime.
The illustrations of the animals settling down to sleep make you want to hug them.
The final scene is brilliant!
‘Now let wonderful dreams float through your head…’
Lovely book for bedtime.
August 19, 2020
My nephew had great joy sharing this story with me via Zoom. It's a sweet story, although it's funny seeing nocturnal animals going to sleep at night! The illustrations are gorgeous.
November 16, 2013
Joey is sleeping curled
up in Mum's pouch.
Koala is resting on a
limb like a couch.
Turtle is dreaming
far out in the sea
Cockatoo is yawning
high up in a tree.
The rhymes are just beautiful in this book; as is appropriate for a "going to bed" book, a lullaby book, the text is very soothing to read. It has the rhythm of gentle waves, is what it reminds me of.
Pamela Lofts' illustrations are colourful and vivid and striking, while also being soft and slightly hallucinogenic. Silvery and glowing, strong but also somehow out of focus - no doubt due to the use of pencils and her style. It suits the book perfectly, and the animals - all native to Australia (except the dingo) - are rendered with loving detail.
The last page reads "I love you ... I love you ... I love you ... Sleep tight." My two-year-old sometimes says this to me as we're getting him into his pyjamas, and I love it every time he repeats lines from a book - especially this line!
up in Mum's pouch.
Koala is resting on a
limb like a couch.
Turtle is dreaming
far out in the sea
Cockatoo is yawning
high up in a tree.
The rhymes are just beautiful in this book; as is appropriate for a "going to bed" book, a lullaby book, the text is very soothing to read. It has the rhythm of gentle waves, is what it reminds me of.
Pamela Lofts' illustrations are colourful and vivid and striking, while also being soft and slightly hallucinogenic. Silvery and glowing, strong but also somehow out of focus - no doubt due to the use of pencils and her style. It suits the book perfectly, and the animals - all native to Australia (except the dingo) - are rendered with loving detail.
The last page reads "I love you ... I love you ... I love you ... Sleep tight." My two-year-old sometimes says this to me as we're getting him into his pyjamas, and I love it every time he repeats lines from a book - especially this line!
October 9, 2013
A soothing rhyme with charming illustration. As the cover says: An Australian Lullaby
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