The Australian Mother Goose

by Colin Thiele

This is a superb collection of poems depicting some of Australia's unique wildlife. The book contains a glossary, with descriptions of what each animal is, and where they live.Colin Thiele is the author of more than one hundred books, which have won him worldwide acclaim. His literary output has covered many different fields, among them poetry, biography, short stories, novels, drama, local history, radio scripts, children's literature, and educational works. His most popular book is Storm Boy .He was born on 16 November 1920, at Mutter Knabe's Nursing Home in Eudunda, South Australia, because there were very few hospitals, or doctors, in country towns in those days.He retired in 1980, and moved to Dayboro in Queensland, Australia, in 1993, for health reasons. He died there on 4 September 2006, aged 85. His last book Fiery Salamander was published in 2007.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1997).

Reviews

[Diane in Australia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book of short poems about Australian animals. The poems, and the illustrations, are adorable!

4 Stars = I really liked it!

[Cathy Tomlinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful small children's book of short verses accompanying beautiful illustrations of Australian creatures, landscapes and night skies. Twinkle twinkle Southern Sky was a favourite with our toddler son. He got to go outside to see the stars before bedtime, but others about lizards, whales etc were pretty popular too.

I loaned my copy out and it never came back, so had to find one for our granddaughter via an out of print service.