Thursday, October 16, 2025

Classic Children's Books : 1985 Australia

1985-Jul-17 Sydney Australia

Blinky Bill - Dorothy Wall's book about a native Koala was published in 1933, a time when Australians were concerned about Koala endangerment. Public sympathies were receptive to the Blink Bill character and children instantly related to his mischievous nature

Ginger Meggs – one of the world's oldest continuing cartoon strips, originating in 1921 by James Chalres Bancks

Pictorial first day postmarks for Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Elves and Fairies and The Magic Pudding

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie – May Gibb's gumnut babies have delighted generations of Australian children since they first appeared in 1918

Elves and Faires (1916) – The Little Witch, pictured on the stamp, is just one of the charming illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite from book Elves and Fairies

The Magic Pudding: Being The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff is a 1918 Australian children's book written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay.

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