Bunyips Don't!

Sally Odgers’ first book was written in three basic exercise books with a dying ballpoint pen. Most of the writing took place in the barn, out in the paddock – wherever she could find somewhere peaceful. The writing was illegible, so she taught herself to type. Her next effort, written when she was 12, was a collection of short stories, composed on a portable typewriter. Two unicorn fantasies and a half-finished cat fantasy followed. After producing something like 80 000 words, she wrote another collection of short stories during her final year at school. This was published in 1977.

Kim Gamble is one of Australia’s most well-known and well-loved award-winning illustrators for children. He constantly visits schools and has a very large fan base of children who love all his books. Most recently his illustrations for the Tashi series have meant he has a constant presence on school, home and library shelves around the country.