My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch * SIGNED * // FIRST EDITION // w/Dust Jacket

Base, Graeme

ISBN 10: 0810915472 / ISBN 13: 9780810915473

Published by The Australian Book Source, CA., 1988

About this Item

STATED FIRST American Edition, NOT the later 1990s edition issued by a different publisher. * SIGNED * by author on first page of text, (SIGNATURE ONLY) along with a small drawing of a koala bear. Authors first children's book.Fabulous illustrations throughout. This is the Australian issue, with an ISBN label added to the copyright page and rear book board for U.S. sales. NOT the later Harry Abrams issue. This volume is Fine (clean and tight) with a near Very Good DUST JACKET. Jacket has four short tape repairs of closed tears to inside of jacket along edges. The longest being 1-1/2" to front panel edge. Light scuffing to rear panel of jacket. Rear jacket flap lists Harry Abrams publications. Mylar protected jacket. Seller Inventory # 003045

Bibliographic Details

Title: My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch * SIGNED * //...

Publisher: The Australian Book Source, CA.

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Grandma, who lives with a large collection of animals in her small Australian town, takes a disastrous trip to the seaside

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-5 Tall tales should start from a believable base, and Grandma is sufficiently eccentric and spirited to convince readers that she just might ride a kangaroo around town and dine with emus. Children will be delighted by her many strange adventures, shared with a menagerie of Australian animals, in this beautifully illustrated story-poem. Best known for Animalia (Abrams, 1987), Base alternates between subdued sepia-toned line drawings and richly colored, very detailed illustrations that burst the boundaries of oversized, double-page layouts. Realism and exaggeration are blended almost perfectly and complement the poem's humor. This is a good choice for group use, as children will enjoy trying to find Grandma in several scenes. Certainly not an essential purchase, but a fun way to meet Australia's unique animals and an exciting new illustrator. Jeanette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, Tex.

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