Goanna

by Jenny Wagner, Noela Hills (Illustrator)

Goanna had guarded an old hollow log for a very long time. Most of the time he slept, since there were never any visitors. It was a good life. Then one morning he saw a sign, and a few days later, the bulldozers came crashing through the trees.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 26, 1989

About the author

In 1974, Jenny Wagner's book 'The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek' won The Children's Book Council of Australia's Picture Book of the Year Award as well as a Special Award in Book of the Year for that year.

Her book, 'Aranea: a story about a spider' was commended in the 1976 Picture Book of the Year awards.

'John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat' was winner in 1978 of the Picture Book of the Year award.

Jenny Wagner continues to write picture books and shorter fiction that are much loved by children.