Stackpool Walter Illustrator (3 results)

Reprint ed. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, corner tips little worn covers, minor edgewear. Unnum 24 pp. A beautiful warm children's picture story about a boy named Tony who is camping with his family in the bush near the sea when their tent is invaded with lizards. He finds a large hollow log that is just right for them, until one day the lizards and Tony are in danger until a large, angry goanna arrives to save the day. Suitable for older children.…

Hard cover, worn spine and edges. Repaired tear to last page.

Revised ed. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, pictorial covers, colour drawings, rear endpapers illustrated, corner tips covers & spine ends little scuffed, covers slightly rubbed, spine little faded, light foxing inside front cover & title page. 29 pp. This Aboriginal legend for children, told by Pat Edwards, is about long ago when there was only the moon and stars to give light. One day when a Brolga became angry she stole an emu's egg and threw it away. It burst and set fire to some sticks, and this became what we now know as the Sun. A kookaburra named Gougourgahgah, saved the light by laughing when the morning star starts to fade. This school reader contains Iconic illustrations by Walter Stackpool.…