Baby Bilby, Where Do You Sleep?

by Narelle Oliver

Take a peek through the peepholes and discover the secret hiding places of baby bilby and other Australian desert creatures. Based on her award-winning Sand Swimmers; The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart, author/illustrator Narelle Oliver has created an intriguing hide and seek adventure for young children. Other picture books by Narelle Oliver Leaf Tail, High Above the Sea, The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay (short-listed by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 1994) and The Hunt (CBCA Picture Book of the year, 1996). Baby Bilby, where do you sleep? was Honour Book in both the Early Childhood and Information Book categories of the 2002 CBCA Awards.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Narelle Oliver (1960 - 2016) was an Australian artist, print maker and award-winning children's author-illustrator.

Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland.

Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree. She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf.

Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist. As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia.

Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989.

Reviews

[Oznasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Narelle Oliver’s exquisite illustrations include many animals hidden so that children can delight in finding them. These are desert animals and include many that I have never heard of before. The book is an opportunity to introduce children to Australian wildlife that most city-dwelling Australians will never encounter.

[Bec · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet little book about Australia's nocturnal animals