Goblin at the Beach

Gibblewort the Goblin #4

by Victor Kelleher, Stephen Michael King (Illustrator)

Gibblewort thinks that a relaxing day at the beach will be safe and fun. But his “fun in the sun” becomes frying his feet on hot sand, accidentally chugging down sunscreen, and hitching a ride on an angry shark. Can Gibblewort beat the heat and finally get back home?

80 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Victor Kelleher is an Australian author. Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a teaching degree in Africa and has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While in New Zealand, he began writing part time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976, with his South African wife, Allison, and taught at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full time. Many of the books he has written have been based on his childhood and his travellings in Africa.

Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the Australian Children's Book Award.

Reviews

[John Gilbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

My granddaughter brought over all seven Gibblewort books today as she and her Mum cleaned out their attic and she could not throw these out as they were part of our lives. She lived in Queensland where all seven books probably take place, so we had lots of fun both reading the books and making up our own stories with our own Koala (a hand puppet who was part of our family, still is for four more of my grandchildren). Gibblewort is a mean old goblin who came to Australia from Ireland and is about as grumpy as can be, so he made our time together lots of fun. Thanks to my granddaughter who is now a high school graduate for bringing these wonderful gems back to me for her younger cousins to share with.

[Ashley Bennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

The whole series is hilarious I started off reading them when my dad bought one for me.