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Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa
Miss Lily's fabulous pink feather boa is the most wonderful thing the Last Potoroo has ever seen. When Miss Lily dances the tango, the Last Potoroo can't take here eyes off it. And when she wraps it around herself, she feels for the first time in her life, that she can do anything-and everything!
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Margaret Wild
155 books111 followersMargaret Wild is one of Australia's most highly respected picture-book creators whose award-winning children's books are loved by children all over the world. Margaret has published over seventy picture books for young children and she has been the recipient of the Nan Chauncy Award and the Lady Cutler Award for her contributions to Australian children's literature.
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June 24, 2019
عنوان ترجمه فارسی: شال پر صورتی زیبای دوشیزه لیلی
July 2, 2020
A potoroo goes on a holidays to the far North of Australia. She checks in at a place where the caregiver is a crocodile named Miss Lily. The potoroo ends up stealing part of her pink feather scarf. In the end, when the potoroo checks out Miss Lily ends up giving the potoroo the scarf. This is when the potoroo confesses that she stole part of the scarf. The potoroo visits Miss Lily again but this time with many other potoroos.
June 1, 2021
Deeper themes of belonging, friendship and connectedness are explored in this light-hearted story about a potaroo visiting a holiday house run by a fashionable crocodile. It features some of Kerry Argent's best work, with pages awash in pattern, colour and delightfully animated animals.
October 23, 2025
I liked the variety of Australian animals.
July 30, 2014
Book 11, Day 11 - Mini Family Classics from News Limited.
Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Kerry Argent
First Published: 1998
The second book by Margaret Wild in the News Ltd Promo (first being There's a Sea in My Bedroom).
"Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa" fits the reading abilities of a child using a range of strategies to "read". (See http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibra... p.14). The majority of the vocabulary is within the reader's knowledge set, but the reader is able to use phonetics, sight words, "sounding out", illustrations, prediction, and guesswork. But also the narrative is sufficiently complex to challenge the story predictability - the novel plot forces the child to actually think about what s/he is reading.
"Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa" is a nice Australian story with well-depicted animals and a simple story of bravery, challenge, mistakes and forgiveness.
I enjoyed the illustrations - calm colour palette with creatively personified animals and (tropical) Aussie touches like tomato sauce on the table and aloe vera at the door. And there was a lot to like in the story but somehow the conflict resolution was unsatisfactory. There were no consequences for The Last Potoroo's actions but "guilt". It just seems wrong.
A good story and book which certainly appeals to the youngsters, but as a parent I wanted a touch more.
Adapted by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre - http://www.sppt.asn.au/programme/view...
Kerry Argent
The first book Argent illustrated, One Woolly Wombat (1982), has become something of a classic in Australian Children's literature. The realistic, humorous illustrations of Australian animals set her well on the illustrative road. She has gone on to collaborate with many authors, as well as author/illustrate her own (eg India the Showstopper).
Potoroos
From the introduction:
"Potoroos are small mammals found in different parts of Australia. The Broad-faced Potoroo is extinct, the Long-footed Potoroo, on which the Last Potoroo is based, is a rare and little-known species, but the population of the Long-nosed Potoroo varies considerably, depending on the area."
Age (taking into account comprehension, concentration, language):
Read aloud - 3+
Read yourself - 7+
(ISBN 9327014001252)
Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Kerry Argent
First Published: 1998
The second book by Margaret Wild in the News Ltd Promo (first being There's a Sea in My Bedroom).
"Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa" fits the reading abilities of a child using a range of strategies to "read". (See http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibra... p.14). The majority of the vocabulary is within the reader's knowledge set, but the reader is able to use phonetics, sight words, "sounding out", illustrations, prediction, and guesswork. But also the narrative is sufficiently complex to challenge the story predictability - the novel plot forces the child to actually think about what s/he is reading.
"Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa" is a nice Australian story with well-depicted animals and a simple story of bravery, challenge, mistakes and forgiveness.
I enjoyed the illustrations - calm colour palette with creatively personified animals and (tropical) Aussie touches like tomato sauce on the table and aloe vera at the door. And there was a lot to like in the story but somehow the conflict resolution was unsatisfactory. There were no consequences for The Last Potoroo's actions but "guilt". It just seems wrong.
A good story and book which certainly appeals to the youngsters, but as a parent I wanted a touch more.
Adapted by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre - http://www.sppt.asn.au/programme/view...
Kerry Argent
The first book Argent illustrated, One Woolly Wombat (1982), has become something of a classic in Australian Children's literature. The realistic, humorous illustrations of Australian animals set her well on the illustrative road. She has gone on to collaborate with many authors, as well as author/illustrate her own (eg India the Showstopper).
Potoroos
From the introduction:
"Potoroos are small mammals found in different parts of Australia. The Broad-faced Potoroo is extinct, the Long-footed Potoroo, on which the Last Potoroo is based, is a rare and little-known species, but the population of the Long-nosed Potoroo varies considerably, depending on the area."
Age (taking into account comprehension, concentration, language):
Read aloud - 3+
Read yourself - 7+
(ISBN 9327014001252)
August 22, 2013
“Up North, where the hibiscus flowers were as big as dinner plates and the trees blossomed with white cockatoos, was Miss Lily’s Tropical Holiday House.”
What would you do if you were a lonely Potoroo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoroo)? Friendless and unable to find others of your kind, you book yourself into a bed and breakfast owned by Miss Lilly, a crocodile with a penchant for fashion accessories. While the other guests and Miss Lily spend their days playing games and exploring the outback, you are reluctant to get involved and find it hard to make friends. One evening, invited by Miss Lily to try on her fabulous pink feather boa, you suddenly feel the confidence to do anything you set your mind to – even find other Potoroos!
This is a fantastic book for readers aged 4 – 7. While also suited to independent reading, it’s full of lively descriptions and has engaging characters that lend it perfectly to being read aloud to a class. It has a central moral dilemma that is relevant to the social development of young children. The story itself would make an effective starting point for a variety of literacy activities, from writing a diary from the perspective of the Potoroo to imagining the correspondence between Miss Lily and the last Potoroo regarding her adventures with the pink feather boa.
What would you do if you were a lonely Potoroo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoroo)? Friendless and unable to find others of your kind, you book yourself into a bed and breakfast owned by Miss Lilly, a crocodile with a penchant for fashion accessories. While the other guests and Miss Lily spend their days playing games and exploring the outback, you are reluctant to get involved and find it hard to make friends. One evening, invited by Miss Lily to try on her fabulous pink feather boa, you suddenly feel the confidence to do anything you set your mind to – even find other Potoroos!
This is a fantastic book for readers aged 4 – 7. While also suited to independent reading, it’s full of lively descriptions and has engaging characters that lend it perfectly to being read aloud to a class. It has a central moral dilemma that is relevant to the social development of young children. The story itself would make an effective starting point for a variety of literacy activities, from writing a diary from the perspective of the Potoroo to imagining the correspondence between Miss Lily and the last Potoroo regarding her adventures with the pink feather boa.
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